Tag: religious signs

First, the Children!

June 13, 2021

Christian Rioux is a regular columnist at Le Devoir. «Do you believe in God? The question sometimes came from a little blond boy sitting in the back of the classroom. It could also come from a discreet and unassuming little girl sitting in the front row. How often has the teacher I am talking about […]

Why civil servants representing the State to the public may not advertise their political or religious personal beliefs.

June 13, 2021

There has been a hotly debated shock of ideas regarding civil servants displaying ostentatious religious signs. What Humanist should think about it? What does the Charter of Rights (Canada) says about it? How the neutrality of the State should be interpreted according to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)? I have the conviction most people […]