Canadian Hutterites Win Challenge To License Photo Requirement

In the Canadian province of Alberta, a group of Hutterites on Monday won their lawsuit challenging the requirement that they must have their photo on their drivers' licenses. (See prior posting.) The Calgary Sun yesterday reported that Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Sal LoVecchio held that the requirement violates the religious rights of members of the Hutterite colony who believe that the Second Commandment precludes them from willfully having their picture taken. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects freedom of conscience and religion from infringement by provincial law.