752:(1953) 25 CR 299 (in which a Jehovah's Witness challenged a Quebec City bylaw prohibiting public distribution of literature without a permit) left the question of religious freedom undecided as: "both Parliament and the provinces could validly limit freedom of worship providing they did so in the course of legislating on some other subject which lay within their respective powers."
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to revoke the liquor licence of Frank
Roncarelli, a Montreal restaurant owner and Jehovah's Witness who was an outspoken critic of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec. Roncarelli provided bail for Jehovah's Witnesses arrested for distributing pamphlets attacking the Roman Catholic Church. The Supreme
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and other legal measures, the activities of
Jehovah's Witnesses were legally restricted. In 1947, Jehovah's Witnesses launched a preaching campaign condemning these restrictions and advocating the rights of religious minorities. The Legislative Assembly of Quebec responded to this campaign with
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Rainville, Paul-Étienne (2018). "Au nom de l'ordre ou de la liberté? Le Congrès juif canadien face à la répression des libertés civiles et des droits des minorités religieuses au Québec (1945–1954)".
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in Canada during World War II because of their evangelical fervour and objection to compulsory military service. In 1940, Jehovah's
Witnesses were banned as an illegal organization under the
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became an advocate of the bill. The
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increasing severity through the control of "subversive" materials. Individual municipalities also passed legislature restricting religious activities. Rabbi
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This decision was part of a series of cases the
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and other religious paraphernalia, and disrupted the service despite not having a warrant and no charges being laid. In
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Court found
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of Quebec, had overstepped his authority by ordering the manager of the
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Federalism and the Charter: Leading Constitutional Decisions
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Non-Catholic religious minorities were persecuted after
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Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States
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Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
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693:In 1940, one year following Canada's entry into
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