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Originally posted by IheartAphi
Wow, I never imagined that Canada would have this kind of system.
In America, everything is seperated. I guess you can say I am biased that it should be secular and open. However, its not my nation to decide what is best for their citizens and i do not want to seem to pass judgment on it.
It blows my mind that there is a constitutional amendment for this. I guess I always thought of Canada as a more open minded society, with free health care and such. Shows how much I know though.
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The reason why it's in the constitution basically boils down to this. When England took power of Lower Canada (now Quebec) the population of that province was entirely French Catholics, while the rest were english Protestants. The english made some concessions allowing the French to keep their language and their schools (which of course were religious based).