"Canada is not a theocracy."

 No it isn't. But since 9/11 various religions are increasingly exerting tight control over everyday thought and everyday behaviour of Canadians cowed into silent obedience.
    Canada's lurch to the right wing is a consequence of endless war, war-time constraints on free speech, tightening of corporate control over government, increasing militarization, growing income disparities. submission to political correctness, and compliance to the multicultural mantra of "diversity is our strength".  Moreover,  it's all being forced on Canadians with a pervasive everyday commandment to tolerate the momentous new influences of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and other religions.