Why Are There Religious Rights?

[petros]

In Ontario, a business can face a 50,000.00 fine for defiantly opening on Easter weekend.

Update: MPP Lisa MacLeod slams Whole Foods for defying holiday shopping law | Ottawa Citizen

You don't have Holiday shopping? What about Sunday?

 

[Jinentonix]

You don't have Holiday shopping? What about Sunday?

Sunday is not a holiday in Ontario.

 

[taxslave]

Why do we still have religious rights today?


Vote buying.

There would be no NDP.

THat would be a problem?

 

[White_Unifier]

You don't have Holiday shopping? What about Sunday?

As the article states, some shops in Ontario are bound under threat of a fine to shut their doors on Sunday. Some exceptions include tourist areas and Toronyo has passed its own laws to exempt itself. I'm surprised Ontario allowed Toronto the authority to oass a bylaw directly against Ontario legislation. Must be some kind of agreement there I imagine.

Why do we still have religious rights today?


Vote buying.



THat would be a problem?

I think you live in BC. Does BC still have seoarate schools and threaten shops with heavy fines if they open on a stat holiday?

It depends on whether the City has passed its own by-laws stating the Act does not apply, as long as they have also passed a by-law requiring certain retail businesses to be closed on a holiday.
The law also does not apply to retail stores of less than 2400 sq ft with no more 3 or 4 employees, as long as the merchandise is produced and sold on site.

But why impose Christian holidays on public schools and the private sector at all?

If the government wants to promote certain religious holydays, it should limit it to its own internal administration.

 

[petros]

Adding a day to the work week would be a big bonus for worse case Ontario.

 

[Curious Cdn]

If it moves and it shouldn't, duct tape. If it don't move and it should, WD-40.

Hey! I give the whole family one of those each for Christmas presents, every year!

 

[Jinentonix]

But why impose Christian holidays on public schools and the private sector at all?

If the government wants to promote certain religious holydays, it should limit it to its own internal administration.

FFS dude, there are 10 stat holidays that multiple provinces and in a few cases, the entire country enjoys. Two of which are "religious" and let's face it, Christmas isn't really a religious holiday anymore. I don't really consider Thanksgiving to be a religious holiday either. So basically, Good Friday is the only real religious holiday left. Except in Quebec where Easter Monday is the holiday instead.

 

[Danbones]

God made friday...the taxman made sunday.

 

[Walter]

Without so-called religious rights, including freedom of belief, our gubmints would be even more tyrannical.