Mr. Stockland gravely misstates the case, and in doing so is liable to create more anti-religious sentiment.

Freedom of religion does not entitle anyone to build a church, cemetery or shrine wherever they wish. For that matter, neither do the freedoms of conscience, thought, belief, expression or association give anyone that right. None of our most fundamental Canadian freedoms grant one an unrestricted right to do what one wishes on a piece of land.

Freedom of religion means that federal and provincial governments will not discriminate against you in any way regardless of your beliefs. But when it comes to ACTING on your beliefs, that's another matter. Your actions must conform to all manner of laws and regulations, regardless of what your religious beliefs may be. This is also true of everyone be they a believer or not.

Saint-Apollinaire was a zoning bylaw matter. It wasn't an attack on a religion and it certainly wasn't an attack on Canada's fundamental rights.