ANALYSIS: The Increasing Limitations on Christians in Canada

Supporters gather outside GraceLife Church near Edmonton on April 11, 2021, after the church was fenced off by police and Alberta Health Services for violating COVID-19 restrictions. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

A March 29 social media post by Veterans Affairs Canada wishing veterans a “happy March holiday season” caused quite an uproar among many politicians and veterans, who worry that the Christian Easter holiday is being purposely renamed.

“Is [Veterans Affairs] too woke to acknowledge either the cultural or religious significance of Easter?” Conservative MP Michael Barrett wrote on X on March 30, adding, “53% of Canadians are Christian. And nobody worth worrying about is offended by wishes of a Happy Easter.”