No Compromise Found For Hutterite Drivers' Licenses

Last July, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a requirement imposed by the province of Alberta that all drivers' licences contain a photo of the license holder. Hutterites had objected to the requirement on religious grounds. (See prior posting.) A report from yesterday's Calgary Herald says that months of discussions between the provincial government and the Hutterites have failed to work out a compromise. The photo-less licenses that were issued to Hutterite drivers while legal proceedings were pending are now mostly expiring. Sam Wurz, manager of the Three Hills Hutterite Colony, says that their current plan is to continue to drve without a license.