CCRF to UVic: Respect religious freedom on campus

VICTORIA – The Canadian Council for Religious Freedom (CCRF) today called on the University of Victoria to reverse their ban on religious freedom on campus.

CCRF Chair Father Geoffrey Korz wrote to UVic president Jamie Cassels, calling on the school to protect the religious freedom of faith-based Youth Protecting Youth, a pro-life student club.

Read the letter here.

A British Columbia court decided this week to allow the province’s university campuses to ‘opt out’ of the Canadian Charter of Rights, ignoring the constitutional freedoms of students and student clubs.