Derek Ross.

Good day, Chief Justice, Justices.

CLF intervenes in this case to speak to this really unique relationship between privacy and collective religious exercise and how associational privacy is a core element of Section 2A.

And we say that because as this court has recognized, religious freedom is not just about beliefs, but religious relationships and communities.

That's the associational aspect.

And privacy in turn is integral to maintaining the vitality of those communities and relationships.

And this intersection of privacy, association, religion, it's actually encapsulated in the most seminal articulation of freedom of religion, entrenched in Canadian and international jurisprudence, dating all the way back to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

but isn't there a difference

Derek Ross.

Good day, Chief Justice, Justices.

CLF intervenes in this case to speak to this really unique relationship between privacy and collective religious exercise and how associational privacy is a core element of Section 2A.

And we say that because as this court has recognized, religious freedom is not just about beliefs, but religious relationships and communities.

That's the associational aspect.

And privacy in turn is integral to maintaining the vitality of those communities and relationships.

And this intersection of privacy, association, religion, it's actually encapsulated in the most seminal articulation of freedom of religion, entrenched in Canadian and international jurisprudence, dating all the way back to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

why not why not i mean do i care in terms of freedom of religion if monsignor x says something to archbishop y about the the episcopal corporation i mean what's that got to do with freedom of religion now if they're if they're in prayerful contemplation you know yeah but isn't there a difference