Office Of Religious Freedom

As some Canadians struggle to balance their family budgets, the Conservative government appears to have no problem incurring additional expenditures associated with the establishment of a new and questionable office. The newly created Office of Religious Freedom, a five person administrative centre with a $5 million budget, will be responsible for “exporting the Canadian value of religious freedom” and whatever else that statement entails. 

From my perspective, this expenditure is both unneeded and ill-conceived. Canadians already know that Canada supports religious freedom. As religious beliefs ought to be a personal and private matter, completely detached from political interference both in organization and perception, the government’s decision to proceed with this office is bound to create unwanted problems. Governments have no business in religion, directly or indirectly.