Mr. Speaker, the government tells us that Canada is secular, but that is not true. The religious exemption is the opposite of secularism. It allows for the commission of a crime that would otherwise be punishable under the law. Hate speech incites violence.
Is it normal to be able to hide behind a god? Should the Criminal Code include religious exemptions, as in the current case, that justify calling for the extermination of people in the form of a prayer?
We know that is preposterous. The RCMP knows it. The government knows it.
Will the government vote in favour of the Bloc Québécois's bill and abolish the religious exemption?