Discussion · Government Orders
Andrew Lawton Conservative
“This bill shows that the Liberal government does not respect religious freedom. Religious groups help our communities by running food banks and homeless shelters. If we stop them from living out their faith, we risk losing that help.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague very much for his support on this and for the work he has done in standing up for freedoms. I will say two things on this. The first is that where the problematic parts of the bill are coming from is itself a signal. It shows that the Liberal government does not fundamentally respect the role that faith plays in society, and religious freedom. When that is the frame the Liberals have already established for their outlook, we have to be very concerned about how that is going to unfold in other ways. The second is that all of us see, or should see, in our constituencies the work that faith groups and people from across the faith spectrum do, from food banks to homeless shelters, all of this. If we take away the right for faith communities to live out their values and beliefs, we also have to be prepared to give up that philanthropic benefit that gives us so much in this country.”
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague very much for his support on this and for the work he has done in standing up for freedoms. I will say two things on this. The first is that where the problematic parts of the bill are coming from is itself a signal. It shows that the Liberal government does not fundamentally respect the role that faith plays in society, and religious freedom. When that is the frame the Liberals have already established for their outlook, we have to be very concerned about how that is going to unfold in other ways. The second is that all of us see, or should see, in our constituencies the work that faith groups and people from across the faith spectrum do, from food banks to homeless shelters, all of this. If we take away the right for faith communities to live out their values and beliefs, we also have to be prepared to give up that philanthropic benefit that gives us so much in this country.