Benjamin Berger
Professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School specializing in constitutional and criminal law; delivered the 2026 Henrietta Harvey Distinguished Lecture on secularism and the law in Canada.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 54min
Secularism on trial
Benjamin Berger, a law professor at Osgoode Hall specializing in constitutional and criminal law, explores Quebec’s laïcité law and its Supreme Court challenge. He teases how secularism can mean neutrality, exclusion or pluralism. He explains laïcité’s French roots, how secularism hides state ties to religion, and how focusing on secularism can distract from deeper justice questions.
