Preface to the Second Edition

• Author: M.H. Ogilvie
• Pages: 17-18

Preface

to the

Second Edition

Re-reading

the

preface

to the

first

edition

of

this

book,

I

find

that

my

remarks there remain apposite

for

this

second edition, notwithstanding

the

remarkable proliferation

of

jurisprudence relating

to

religious institu-

tions

and the

civil

law in

Canada

in the

intervening

six

years. Media

reports

on a

daily basis record numerous interactions

of

religion, religious

institutions,

and the law in

relation

to

almost every conceivable human

activity.

Indeed, impressions suggest their acceleration

in

volume, inten-

sity,

and

significance

for the

future

of

civil

society

and

liberal democracy

in

Canada. Recounting

the law

may,

at

least, remind

us of

where

we

have

been

but not

necessarily

of

where,

as a

society,

we may be

going.

The

law is

stated

to 31

December 2001,

but

later amendments have

been made where possible.

In

addition

to

reasserting

the

gratitude expressed

in the

preface

to the

first

edition

to

those

who

assisted

in the

production

of

that edition,

I

want

to

express

my

gratitude

to

those

who

have assisted

in

this second edition.

I

acknowledge

the

kindness

of the

following

who

provided

new

informa-

tion

for

chapter three:

the

Rev. Debra Dempsey Pastor, First Baptist Church,

Ottawa,

and Mr.

Fred Neal,

the

Anglican Diocese

of

Ottawa Archives.

I

wish

to

thank Carswell,

the

publisher

of the

first

edition,

for its

original

foresight

in

publishing

a

volume

on

this topic,

but

especially

for

its

gracious

reassignment

to me of the

copyright

to

that

volume

so

that

it

might

be

published beyond

the

legal community.

I am

especially

grateful

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