Religious leaders say they will fight the government's new policy on anti-abortion groups and summer jobs grants, and will take it all the way to the country's top court if necessary. During a news conference with faith leaders on Parliament Hill Tuesday, McVety called the new policy "Draconian," "communistic" and a violation of charter rights. "The Canada Summer Jobs 2018 application simply asks organizations to confirm that both the job and the organization's core mandate respect individual human rights and labour laws and do not support discriminatory practices." "A summer jobs program criteria that disqualifies applicants because of their beliefs, values or opinions is probably an unconstitutional program. The current wording on the application form and website reads quite differently than the supplement that makes a distinction between activities and beliefs."

Source: CBC News January 31, 2018 18:53 UTC