A Quebec religious group, Groupe Jaspe, is challenging the municipality of Waterloo in a constitutional battle after receiving tickets for door-to-door outreach on suicide prevention without a permit. The group argues that the bylaw violates their freedom of religion and expression, as founder Claude Tremblay feels it is a religious duty to prevent suicide. While the group previously won a similar case in 2015, Waterloo is now invoking Quebec’s secularism laws, with the municipality currently unavailable for comment.
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