Canadian Argues For Limiting Tax Exemptions For Some Religions

Canadian Catholic News yesterday called attention to an essay by Janice Gross Stein published last Fall in Literary Review of Canada. The University of Toronto political scientist argued that Canada should not make tax exemptions available to religious groups that fail to comply with "Canadian values". This would include the Catholic Church because of its refusal to ordain women. Constitutional lawyer Peter Lauwers said Stein is attempting to force change on religious groups and this, he said, would meant that "the state is no longer being neutral".