MPs Asking Cabinet to Safeguard Religious Freedoms With Anti-Hate Crime Task Force

Published on December 7, 2023

A government committee is asking cabinet to establish a federal task force to protect religious freedoms so Canadians can worship and attend religious institutions without fear. The Commons justice committee, in a Dec. 6 report to Parliament, recommended the creation of an anti-hate crime task force “to coordinate the protection of faith communities.” Canadians should be able to attend a Hebrew school or menorah lighting without being harassed, Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman told the committee, as reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “There is a timeliness to all of this,” said Ms. Lantsman, who is Jewish. “All of those who are going to attend afternoon prayers or church during the holidays, I want them to know Ottawa is talking about how to keep those institutions safe.”...

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