The following video tells the story of a church in Manitoba that was shut down and fined for holding a drive in service. Notice the police presence.
In the video below, we see a prayer service held at Jaame Masjid, Scarborough, Ontario on Dec 4, 2020, a lineup of congregants waiting to enter the mosque. There is no police presence to monitor how many were in the mosque. Prayer service commenced as per usual. Keep in mind, the GTA is under lockdown at the present time.
Let’s also not forget the acquiescence of our government to the request of the public call to prayer for mosques during the first lockdown. You can read about that here:
https://pegidacanada.wordpress.com/2020/05/02/church-bells-vs-call-to-prayer/
Canada has as one of it’s core principles freedom of religion and freedom to worship, similar to the First Ammendment in the United States. This is a freedom most Canadians treasure.
In the time of pandemic, things change, and that is understandable. Governments try to adjust to circumstances, and sometimes things don’t go as people expect.
Places of worship are restricted, along with other public venues, and some feel the division is unfair. Be that as it may, the restrictions are in place, and people are free to protest this. (another freedom that government is very selective of who they allow to protest unimpeded)
In April of this year, a church in Aylmer, Ontario was also threatened with fines for holding a drive in service.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/church-of-god-aylmer-police-emergency-act-1.5545619
In BC, several churches were fined for holding services during lockdown.
We are not necessarily agreeing with those who choose to defy lockdown, nor are we advocating this practice. What we disagree with is the double standard when it comes to freedom of worship during the pandemic. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no news stories of police presence at a mosque for defying lockdown orders.
Our government seems to be very selective in who they decide to fine.
Pegida Canada 
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