The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) has written to seven municipalities that it identified as including prayers in their 2022 inaugural council meetings, asking for confirmation the practice will not happen again.
Despite a 2015 ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada, the BCHA claims some communities across the country continue to open their council meetings with prayers.
The seven municipalities are Vancouver, Delta, Colwood, West Kelowna, Parksville, Belcarra, and Tumbler Ridge.
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