Liberals’ Summer Jobs Attestation Infringes on Our Charter Rights
LETHBRIDGE — Today is the deadline to apply for the Canada Summer Jobs program. At first glance, this might not matter much to you, especially if you don’t own your own business, manage a not-for-profit, or participate in a faith-based group; however, this federal program has become the battleground on which the fundamental freedoms of Canadians are coming under attack.
To qualify for funding this year, organizations must sign a new attestation stating that their “core mandate” agrees with the Liberal’s beliefs on abortion. The application page couldn’t be clearer: “this includes sexual and reproductive rights — and the right to access safe and legal abortions.”
This is a big deal for many faith-based charities that have previously qualified for funding. While nearly all of these groups don’t do anything to protest abortions, they also don’t see their core-mandate as advocating for abortion rights.
In short, the Liberals are asking these organizations to renounce their core beliefs in order to access federal funding. This is an alarming attack on religious freedoms.