Canada already has hate crime laws, which can be, should be ... and have been applied when necessary.  Personally, I find that all religions are divisive, sectioning groups off from one another.  It is extraordinary to see violent confrontations between religious factions as they spar over interpretations of the SAME old religious text. Catholics & Protestants killed each other in Ireland -- Islamic factions are doing the same thing in the Middle East.   I'd prefer to see gender equality and 'freedom FROM religion' enshrined in Canada's Charter. We should be wary of social (religious)  denominations  that denominate (meaning divide) society.