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To pray, or not to pray

by GARDNER S
Published in May 2015 - Page 3

On April 15, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-anticipated decision in the case of Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City) [2015 SCC 16]. Examining the question of whether the prayer recited by the mayor at the opening of Saguenay’s council meeting was discriminatory, the court found that indeed it was, and ordered the respondents – the city and its mayor – to “cease the recitation of the prayer in the chambers where

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