US EditionNew laws against blocking access to places of worship, schools coming, Fraser says
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced that the Liberal government plans to introduce new laws targeting the obstruction of entry to worship sites, educational institutions, and community facilities.
- The proposed actions, announced during the latest federal election, aim to address escalating tensions and protests linked to conflicts in the Middle East and increasing discrimination against certain religious groups in Canada.
- B'nai Brith Canada supports the planned provisions and calls for additional national vulnerable infrastructure legislation to prohibit protests interfering with attendance at worship, schools, or community institutions.
- However, civil libertarians, including Anaïs Bussières McNicoll and James Turk, question the necessity and scope of new laws, warning they may duplicate existing offences and infringe on constitutionally protected peaceful assembly rights.
- Fraser recognized that various government levels may respond to these challenges in different ways but emphasized that federal legislation is necessary when actions become criminal to ensure consistent protection of access rights nationwide.
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Federal Minister of Justice Sean Fraser said he wanted to protect access to places of worship, schools and community centres.
New Laws Against Blocking Access to Places of Worship, Schools Coming, Fraser Says
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will press ahead with plans for new criminal provisions against blocking access to places or worship, schools and community centres. The measures, promised during the recent federal election campaign, would also create a criminal offence of wilfully intimidating or threatening people attending events at these venues. The minister’s statement comes as civil libertarians point to existing pr…
Federal Minister of Justice Sean Fraser said the government intends to move forward with its intentions to protect access to places of worship, schools and community centres.
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New laws against blocking access to places of worship, schools coming, Fraser says
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