But make no mistake, in Canada, secular means maintaining the traditions of the Christian majority. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sikhs were the minority group du jour in the public spotlight. After the Ontario Human Rights Commission ruled that Sikhs could, under certain restrictions, wear kirpans at schools, public outcry ensued. And of course, it is also why the only religious schools to receive public funding in Ontario are Catholic. Sachin Maharaj is a PhD candidate and Canada Graduate Scholar in educational policy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

Source: thestar April 19, 2017 10:07 UTC