You could face two years in prison for "blasphemous libel" under section 296 of the Criminal Code of Canada.

While this law hasn't been used in decades, theocratic and authoritarian regimes are able to point to it to justify their own modern blasphemy laws.

In 2017, the government introduced a bill to repeal section 296 but it has yet to pass through the Senate.

Bill C-51 would have also repealed another law that singles out "clergymen" for special protections. However, churches across Canada lobbied aggressively against this change and forced the House of Commons to amend the bill.

This special privilege protects church authorities and criminalizes religious dissent.