That provision reflects the ignorance of a religious majority that believed that their phony after life insurance policies were real, and that their imaginary supernatural buddy was real. Now less than 30% of Canadians are still religious. The Religious nutters were able to get Birth Control in the Criminal Code of Canada in 1892. Should we go back to that situtiation? As late as 1963 Toronto Pharmacist Harold Fine was arrested, charged and convicted for selling Birth Control.

The Statistics Canada numbers for Religious Belief are vastly inflated.

The real levels are much lower.

http://www.people-press.org/2002/12/19/among-wealthy-nations/

"Six-in-ten (59%) people in the U.S. say religion plays a very important role in their lives. This is roughly twice the percentage of self-avowed religious people in Canada (30%),"