Court overstepped in prayer case

City and town councils are still entrusted to run their municipalities, but are now deemed incompetent to determine the content and form of their own meetings. Surely in a democracy, individual councils should have the right and freedom to determine for themselves, by vote, whether or not a prayer or other type of affirmation is included in their own proceedings.

The issue can be revisited at the beginning of new council mandates, and provision made for members in the minority. In my perhaps naive opinion, the Supreme Court of Canada has overreached its sphere of authority.

What other sweeping prohibitions or changes will it impose on municipal affairs in the future?

Jeanette Paul, Longueuil