I was just looking at my notes to see when this offence came in. It has its origins prior to our Criminal Code. Its origins come from 17th-century England. It was directed at attacks against Christianity. It has been interpreted as requiring the intention to publish material that in fact is likely to shock or outrage the feelings of believing Christians, not other religions.
As we stated earlier in this discussion, the Charter of Rights protects the right to equality, the right of freedom of religion and belief and expression, and this offence does not appropriately reflect those values. The other thing that I was looking for was that the last reported decision for this offence was in 1936, and England's blasphemy offence laws were repealed in 2008.