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e-1264 (Discrimination)
E-petition
Initiated by Doug Thomas from Elmira, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
- Approximately 25% of Canada’s people are non-believers; and
- The International Humanist and Ethical Union, in its December 2016 Freedom of Thought Report, has identified Canada as a nation that systemically discriminates against non-believers.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to ask the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Canadian Heritage to investigate, through the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights and the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, with specific invitations to the national leaders of the secular humanist community, the systemic discrimination against non-believers in Canadian laws and regulations, specifically, but not limited to: (a) the National Anthems Act, 1980; (b) the Criminal Code of Canada, section 319 3(b); and (c) Regulations for registered charities under the Income Tax Act.
- Open for signature
- September 14, 2017, at 2:23 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- January 12, 2018, at 2:23 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Marwan Tabbara
(Kitchener South—Hespeler)
March 1, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02118) - Government response tabled
- April 16, 2018
