Tribunal considers whether atheism a creed

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By Don Fraser, QMI Agency
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 7:26:24 EST PM

ST. CATHARINES - Is atheism a creed, therefore deserving protection under the Ontario Human Rights Code?

Versions of that question dominated a high-profile tribunal held in St. Catharines Wednesday.

Rene Chouinard seeks to quash a District School Board of Niagara policy allowing third-party religious material distributions in schools.

In the second and final Ontario Human Rights Tribunal hearing date, lawyers representing the DSBN brought up the issue of atheism’s protection from discrimination under the provincial Human Rights Code.

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/02/06/tribunal-considers-whether-atheism-a-creed-2

[cbayer]

1. Hmm.... sticky wicket.

I would consider literature about atheism to fall under the umbrella of religious literature and think it should be treated the same way.