Bill 21 Hearing Report

Bill 21 Hearing Report

On November 7 to 10 and 16, 2022, the Quebec Court of Appeal heard the constitutional challenge to the province’s law on secularism (“laïcité”), Bill 21. This report provides a high-level overview of some of the main arguments presented to the Court as they relate to freedom of religion in Canada.

"Reimagining Section 1 of the Charter"

"Reimagining Section 1 of the Charter"

This year marked Christian Legal Fellowship’s fifth Annual Symposium on Religion, Law & Human Rights, held at the Peter A. Allard School of Law (University of British Columbia). Each year, academics, jurists, lawyers, and law students present cutting-edge research on legal issues with pressing societal implications and on under-examined constitutional matters, especially under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Releases Report on the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Releases Report on the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act

The Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) has released its final report on the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA). CLF submitted a detailed legal brief to the committee, discussing the relationship between human trafficking, exploitation, and prostitution, emphasizing the ways that the PCEPA fulfills Canada’s international legal obligations to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation. This overview summarizes the Committee’s report and 17 recommendations.