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[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (12 children)

An ML posting to a CA sub with a right-wing news article that talks about Carney's actions only in the first three paragraphs, never includes a direct quote of what the guy said, but a couple paragraphs later, leads a statement with

The Carney government has taken no formal position on the notion of secularism in the law

then buries it by finishing the sentence with

but objects to how Quebec and other provinces are using the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights pre-emptively.

and spends several paragraphs talking about the notwithstanding clause, some stuff about how restricting what women can choose to wear is somehow liberating to women because religion - what happens if a middle-eastern woman decides one day that a headscarf would look nice with her outfit and gets kicked out of parliament?

Still no quote directly from Carney, but the last paragraph is

Oral arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada continue Wednesday and Thursday. A final decision from the court is unlikely for several months.

So, the (right-wing media) Star makes a story mentioning a thing the PM said, lacking either a quote or context of the statement, then yaps a bunch about the law itself and provinces' use of the notwithstanding clause...

Then at the end says "Oh, BTW, the Supreme court hasn't made any decisions, this is just testimony"

A less biased version

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[–] DiabolicalBird@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Keep that shit out of government. How is this nonsense still relevant? The first criteria for faith is suspension of disbelief, I have a hard time trusting leaders that bring up anything regarding religion.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Unfortunately, theistic bullshit it baked right into the Charter's preamble:

Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law

It would be fantastic to see that removed.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 23 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Christians have values now?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Aside from the pedophilia, buggery of boys, and theft of money.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (23 children)

I've seen the value of Christian values, and that's hardly reassuring, Mark

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[–] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago
[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 32 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (18 children)

Mark Carney was at a national prayer breakfast, aka an event for praying in public, and quoted from Mark.
Now, I will do the same:

Mark 6:5-6:
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Fuck off Carney. Wake up, Canada has millions of non-christians, are they now not Canadians?

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