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In the 1985 Big M Drug Mart case, the Supreme Court struck down the Lord's Day Act. What did that Act require?

  • ✓ Most businesses to close on Sundays
  • ✕ Schools to open each day with a prayer Your answer
  • C Citizens to list their religion on the census
  • D Churches to register with the government

Not quite.

The Court ruled that forcing businesses to close for a religious day violated freedom of religion under the new Charter. It was an early landmark case on state neutrality.

Source: R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., [1985] 1 SCR 295; Supreme Court of Canada

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