Posted on 11/28/2023 8:08:23 AM PST by Twotone
The Canadian Human Rights Commission recently published a paper suggesting that statutory holidays linked to celebrations of Christian significance, Christmas and Easter in particular, are evidence of "religious intolerance."
The paper from the federally-funded "human rights watchdog" made little secret of its ultimate aim, underscoring that Canada must work towards the "eradication" of such so-called religious intolerance.
The CHRC was created in 1977 and tasked with administering the northern nation's Human Rights Act. While the outfit allegedly exists today "to help ensure that everyone in Canada is treated fairly," it prioritizes helping specific identity groups and has a team that is 76.8% female.
The commission, which takes for granted that "[s]ystemic racism is a persistent problem in Canada" and receives around $32 million in taxpayer funds annually, has assumed considerable judicial powers in recent decades.
The CHRC now appears keen to tackle what a lesser provincial human rights outfit alternatively termed "systemic faithism."
In an Oct. 23 publication entitled "Discussion Paper on Religion Intolerance," the CHRC stated, "Religious intolerance impedes the ability of Canadian society to be democratic, welcoming, open-minded, and accepting. Only through understanding and acknowledging the existence of religious intolerance in Canada can we begin to address it and work towards its eradication."
"Religious intolerance can materialize in many ways, from microaggressions, to lack of accommodation and acceptance of religious practices," continued the paper.
This intolerance is allegedly "deeply rooted in [Canada's] identity as a settler colonial state" and "manifests itself in present-day systemic religious discrimination."
The National Post highlighted that contrary to the core claim of the paper, the free exercise of religion has been Canadian law since before the nation's confederation in 1867. The colonial Province of Canada enacted the Freedom of Worship Act in 1851, protecting "free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference."
Despite well over a century of religious pluralism, the CHRC paper claimed, "Discrimination against religious minorities in Canada is grounded in Canada's history of colonialism. This history manifests itself in present-day systemic religious discrimination. An obvious example is statutory holidays in Canada. Statutory holidays related to Christianity, including Christmas and Easter, are the only Canadian statutory holidays linked to religious holy days."
"As a result, non-Christians may need to request special accommodations to observe their holy days and other times of the year where their religion requires them to abstain from work," continued the paper.
While the CHRC insinuated that the celebration of Christmas and Easter — in a nation where an estimated 63.2% of the population is Christian — comes at the expense of non-Christians, the paper later acknowledged that Canadian employers and service providers are legally obligated and duty bound to accommodate the religious requirements of clients and employees.
Conservative lawmaker Jeremy Patzer responded to the report, writing, "This is ridiculous. Christmas is celebrated all around the world by people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds. This is another example of woke ideology fomenting within the federal government. I for one will be celebrating Christmas whole heartedly. Merry Christmas!"
John Rustad, the leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, wrote on X, "The Trudeau Liberals have lost their minds to woke culture. There is nothing discriminatory about Christmas."
Christmas has been celebrated in Canada for well over three centuries and has been a multicultural event for just as long. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, there are indications that Jean de Brébeuf — an early missionary who was ultimately tortured to death by Iroquois Indians — was celebrating Christmas with the Huron in their native tongue as early as the 1640s.
We had better put a fence at our Northern Border as well.
“Oh, Canada” is now the rebirth of the Soviet Union.
“Human Rights Commission” + Truth in advertising = “Anti-Christian Commission.”
But ramadan is fine and dandy.
I recall studying in university that the French Catholic and native cultures connected very much in the early days of European discovery and settlement as both were very much symbolic in their religious practices. I guess that the Commission is very ignorant of something like that, among many other things.
They will add Ramadan and Kwanzaa, soon [?].
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We need to restore our republic first.
Otherwise any walls Deep State erects will be to keep us IN.
Trust me, I know.
trudeau was made PM so that he could oversee the destruction of Canada as a civilized country founded by Christians.
They have death by government and abortion. They activated fascism during the lockdown. Now they are eliminating the major icons of Western Civilization.
We need to ask the question if Ramma-Donga-Ding-Dong is offensive or systemic religious discrimination?
What about the Fake Holiday Kwanza?? That’s both Racist and Discrimination.
Politicians in Canada have gone Full Retard!!!!!
“Loonies” are more than just a Canukistan gold coin.
Specifically picking one religion's unique celebratory days sounds like a
violation of those in that religion human rights.
The canadian human rights commission is composed of bigoted assholes.
The Canadian Communist Commission
Every church, synagogue, mosque, convent, temple, religious school, [and the list is endless] could be accused of ‘systemic religious discrimination’.
I’m rather disenchanted with Christmas in the USA. It’s been ruined for quite awhile now, more of a celebration of spending money, over-indulgence, and schister-ing. I don’t find it religious at all, in contrast to Canada’s argument here.
HOW long are CANADIANS going to put up with this???
“ and has a team that is 76.8% female.”
Giving the vote to women has turned out to be a terrible idea.
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