| 词条 | Office of Religious Freedom (Canada) |
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|agency_name = Office of Religious Freedom |type = |nativename = |nativename_a = |nativename_r = |logo = |logo_width = |logo_caption = |seal = |seal_width = |seal_caption = |picture = |picture_width = |picture_caption = |formed = {{Start date|2013|02|19}} |preceding1 = |preceding2 = |dissolved = {{End date|2016|03|31}} |superseding = |jurisdiction = |headquarters = |coordinates = |motto = |employees = 5 |budget = {{Abbrlink|C$|Canadian dollar}}5,000,000 |minister1_name = |minister1_pfo = |minister2_name = |minister2_pfo = |deputyminister1_name = |deputyminister1_pfo = |deputyminister2_name = |deputyminister2_pfo = |chief1_name = Andrew P. W. Bennett |chief1_position = Ambassador for Religious Freedom |chief2_name = |chief2_position = |agency_type = |parent_department = Global Affairs Canada |parent_agency = |child1_agency = |child2_agency = |keydocument1 = |website = |footnotes = |map = |map_width = |map_caption = }}{{Status of religious freedom}} The Office of Religious Freedom was an agency of Global Affairs Canada that was established by the Government of Canada on 19 February 2013 to monitor religious persecution and protect freedom of religion internationally. It closed on 31 March 2016. HistoryCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the Office of Religious Freedom as part of his political campaign during the 2011 federal election.{{sfn|CBC News staff|2013-02-19}} A closed-door meeting about the office was criticized when it was discovered that of the six panellists consulted, four were Christian, one Jewish, and one Baha'i. Harper denied the office would have a Christian bias. In response to claims of such a bias at the similar Office of International Religious Freedom in the United States, Harper stated that Canada is "a very different country".{{sfn|CBC News staff|2013-02-19}} The Office of Religious Freedom was officially opened on 19 February 2013 and Harper announced that Andrew P. W. Bennett, dean of Augustine College and a former civil servant, would be its first Ambassador for Religious Freedom.{{sfn|CBC News staff|2013-02-19}} On 31 March 2016 the Office of Religious Freedom was closed by the newly elected government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[1][2][3] MandateThe office's stated mandate was to:{{sfn|Moncton News staff|2013-02-19}}
CriticismThe Office of Religious Freedom faced some criticism during its proposal and existence. Humanist Canada and the Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) noted that no secular organizations were consulted about the creation of the office, nor were they invited to the official announcement of the new ambassador.[4] Bob Rae, the then-interim Liberal leader, agreed that religious freedom is an important value but questioned how the office would fit into Canada’s broader efforts to address human rights issues.[5] A representative of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations raised concerns as to whether the office was too Christian focused, since the person appointed to lead it was a Catholic.{{cn|date=September 2016}} EndorsementFormer British prime minister Tony Blair, a Roman Catholic, warmly endorsed the Office while in Ottawa in October 2013, "I think the very fact that Canada's taken the step to have an Office of Religious Freedom is a great sign. I think it shows leadership from Canada. And Canada, by the way, in many ways is a perfect place from which to promote this ideal because of the complexion of the country."{{cn|date=November 2016}} EffectsHarper stated that Chinese diplomats were upset that he had "singled out religious persecution in China"{{sfn|Chase|2013}} during his announcement of the establishment of the office. In a 2013 Globe and Mail article by Steven Chase, Ambassador Bennett was quoted saying, "Freedom of religion includes the freedom not to have a particular religious faith ... I think that’s just logically consistent." The author continued, "[Ambassador Bennett] signalled his greatest priority would be believers. .. The vast majority of people being persecuted are people of faith. They are the ones that are being killed. They are the ones that are facing legislative and regulatory restrictions."[6] See also{{Portal|Canada|Religion}}
References1. ^{{cite web|title=In defence of the defunct Office of Religious Freedom|url=http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/in-defence-of-the-defunct-office-of-religious-freedom/|website=Macleans|accessdate=31 March 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Liberals to close Office of Religious Freedom, Dion says|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-to-let-religious-freedom-office-expire-on-march-31/article29416476/|website=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=31 March 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Conservative motion to save religious freedoms office fails to pass Commons|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2589773/future-of-canadas-office-of-religious-freedom-remains-unclear/|website=Global News|accessdate=31 March 2016}} 4. ^4 questions about Canada’s new Office of Religious Freedom 5. ^CTV article:Scholar Andrew Bennett to lead Canada's Office of Religious Freedom 6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/new-religious-freedom-watchdog-faces-uphill-battle/article12403557/|title=New religious-freedom watchdog faces uphill battle|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2016-04-03}} Sources{{Refbegin|colwidth=40em}}
|ref = {{SfnRef|CBC News staff|2013-02-19}} |author = CBC News staff |title = Christian college dean to head religious freedom office |date = 2013-02-19 |url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/02/19/pol-ambassdor-office-religious-freedom-announced.html |publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate = 2013-02-20}}
|ref = {{SfnRef|Moncton News staff|2013-02-19}} |author = Moncton News staff |editor-last = Paladin |editor-first = Richard |title = Canada's Office of Religious Freedom |work = Moncton News |date = 2013-02-19 |url = http://monctonnews.net/canadas-office-of-religious-freedom/ |accessdate = 2013-02-25}}
External links{{Canadian Foreign relations}} 7 : 2013 establishments in Canada|2016 disestablishments in Canada|Former Canadian federal departments and agencies|Government agencies established in 2013|Government agencies disestablished in 2016|Government of Canada|Freedom of religion in Canada |
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