This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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The mayor of GTA municipality of Oshawa, Mayor John Henry, has recently mentioned in a statement that he will continue to recite the Lord’s Prayer before council meetings despite a strict Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that deemed the practice illegal and could possibly lead to abolishing the practice across Canada.
In his remarks soon after the court ruling, Mayor Henry alleged that “I’m proud to be a Canadian” and “I intend to continue doing the Lord’s Prayer prior to the commencement of the council meetings.” Clarifying his practice, Henry explained that prayer is recited in Oshawa just before the formal meeting commences in council chambers. He stressed that there is widespread support in Oshawa for carrying on with the practice and “we ask that people please join in the Lord’s Prayer or take a moment of reflection.”
However an unprecedented ruling by Supreme Court has curtailed similar practice by the mayor of Saguenay, Quebec, Jean Tremblay. The ruling said that reciting the prayer violates the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms since individuals attending council meetings are not free from the imposition of religion by the local government. According to several constitutional experts, a similar complaint outside Quebec would likely lead to a similar decision by the Supreme Court under the Canadian Charter, as the two charters are very similar in regard to this particular issue.
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