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November 2017 - Page 2 of 3 - CCCC News & Blogs
Barry W. Bussey | Nov. 16, 2017 | | law and religion
This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Wall v. JWs.
This week Bridge City News interviewed Barry on the Wall case at the Supreme Court of Canada and the federal government’s proposal to remove s.176 from the Criminal Code. More
MPs Vote To Amend “Crimes Against Religion” in Criminal Code
Barry W. Bussey | Nov. 10, 2017 | | religious freedom
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Section 176.
Members of Parliament on the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights not only voted to keep the “Crimes Against Religion” section (being section 176) of the Criminal Code but they decided to amend it. This is a positive development. The government felt that there was sufficient protection in… More
Culture Shift: Challenging the Star in Ontario Law Society’s Constellation
Barry W. Bussey | Nov. 9, 2017 | | Diversity, Equality, Freedom of Expression, Rule of Law
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Ontario Law Society and Statement of Principles.
“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation,” said Justice Robert Jackson, of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1943, “it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by… More
Barry W. Bussey | Nov. 9, 2017 | | Jehovah's Witnesses, law and religion, religious freedom
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Wall v. JWs.
On November 2, the Supreme Court of Canada was asked to do something Canadian courts never do: review the solely religious decision of a church community. Until now, the courts have recoiled from getting involved in religious disputes—and for good reason. Read more here. More
Standing Committee Votes To Retain S. 176 of Criminal Code
Barry W. Bussey | Nov. 9, 2017 | | Criminal Code, freedom of religion, law and religion, religion, religious freedom
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Section 176.
For as long as Canada has had a criminal code it has been a crime to be violent towards religious officials or to disrupt a religious service. Those “crimes against religion” are contained in section 176 of the code, which makes it an offence to “unlawfully obstruct or prevent… a clergyman… More
Barry W. Bussey | Nov. 6, 2017 | | freedom of religion, freedom of religion or belief, Jehovah's Witnesses, law and religion
This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Wall v. JWs.
Below is the written text of the oral argument I made at the Supreme Court of Canada on November 2, 2017. Note: The written legal brief “Factum” filed by CCCC in the court can be found here. For a video of the oral arguments at the hearing see: The Supreme… More
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