Professor Wants to Test Legislation Removing Religious Exemption to Speech Laws With New Book

Professor Wants to Test Legislation Removing Religious Exemption to Speech Laws With New Book
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Wilfrid Laurier University professor David Haskell says his new book, which examines the role of conservative and Christian values shaping public life in Canada, could serve as an early test of the limits of free expression if Bill C-9 becomes law.

Haskell, an associate professor of media, religion, and culture, told The Epoch Times that he expects his new book, “Christ or Collapse: The Case Against Godless Government,” which argues that “civilizational decline” is inevitable unless conservative Christian norms and values once again shape public life in Western societies, could draw legal scrutiny if proposed changes under Bill C-9 pass in Parliament.