The Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms
The Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms has multiple provisions that protect individuals’ right to freedom, protect people from any discrimination, and propagates equality. The decision by the RCMP to allow people to put on religious clothing aligns immensely to the provisions of the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms that allows people from all walks of life to freely exercise their religious faith without fear of being stigmatized or discriminated against. Religious items of clothing are part and parcel of religion, and the right to worship is enshrined and protected in the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms. Therefore, the admission of wearing a turban or hijab by different police officers by the RCMP shows that they have not curtailed the fundamental rights and access to freedom to worship of the individuals as enshrined in the constitution.
Further, allowing the police officers to put on religious clothing conforms to the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms that provides for equal rights. Equality rights provided in the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms prohibits any form of discrimination on several grounds. These grounds entail discrimination based on religious practices, color, or even the culture of an individual. The provisions require an individual to effectively ensure that people are treated equally, such as allowing these people to observe religious holidays and other essential celebrations regarding their religion. Therefore, by RCMP allowing the police officers to put on religious attires, the organization conforms to various provisions under the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms that permits religious practice freedom and outlaws discrimination on religious grounds.
The Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms has multiple provisions that protect individuals’ right to freedom, protect people from any discrimination, and propagates equality. The decision by the RCMP to allow people to put on religious clothing aligns immensely to the provisions of the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms that allows people from all walks of life to freely exercise their religious faith without fear of being stigmatized or discriminated against. Religious items of clothing are part and parcel of religion, and the right to worship is enshrined and protected in the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms. Therefore, the admission of wearing a turban or hijab by different police officers by the RCMP shows that they have not curtailed the fundamental rights and access to freedom to worship of the individuals as enshrined in the constitution.
Further, allowing the police officers to put on religious clothing conforms to the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms that provides for equal rights. Equality rights provided in the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms prohibits any form of discrimination on several grounds. These grounds entail discrimination based on religious practices, color, or even the culture of an individual. The provisions require an individual to effectively ensure that people are treated equally, such as allowing these people to observe religious holidays and other essential celebrations regarding their religion. Therefore, by RCMP allowing the police officers to put on religious attires, the organization conforms to various provisions under the Canadian Charter for Rights and Freedoms that permits religious practice freedom and outlaws discrimination on religious grounds.