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M-382 Religious freedom

41st Parliament, 1st Session

Motion Text

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) continue to recognize as part of Canadian foreign policy that (i) everyone has the right to freedom of religion and conscience, including the freedom to change religion or belief, and the freedom to manifest religion or belief in teaching, worship, practice and observance, (ii) all acts of violence against religious groups should be condemned, (iii) Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights be supported, (iv) the special value of official statements made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs denouncing violations of religious freedom around the world be promoted, (v) Canada's commitment to the creation of an Office of Religious Freedom should be used to help protect religious minorities and promote the pluralism that is essential to the development of free and democratic societies; and (b) support (i) the opposition to laws that use "defamation of religion" and "blasphemy" both within states and internationally to persecute members of religious minorities, (ii) reporting by Canadian missions abroad in responding to incidents of religious violence, (iii) coordinated efforts to protect and promote religious freedom, (iv) the maintaining of a regular dialogue with relevant governments to ensure that the issue of religious persecution is a priority, (v) the encouragement of Canadian embassies to seek contact with religious communities and human rights organizations on gathering information related to human rights abuses, (vi) the training and support of foreign affairs officials for the advocacy of global religious freedom.


Latest Activity

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Decision Made - Agreed To

History

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Placed on Notice
Monday, June 4, 2012
Placed in the Order of Precedence
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Debated
Monday, April 22, 2013
Debated
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Decision Made - Agreed To

Joint Seconders (2)

Jointly seconding a private Member's motion is a formal way for up to 20 Members to show support for the motion before it is called for debate. They are displayed in the order they were received by the Clerk of the House.

Jointly seconded on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Photo - Harold Albrecht - Click to open the Member of Parliament profile
Harold Albrecht
Kitchener—Conestoga

Jointly seconded on Monday, September 24, 2012

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Dave MacKenzie
Oxford