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Latest NewsCanada axes non-Christian chaplains15 October 2012The Canadian Government has axed all 100 minority-faith chaplaincy positions in the federal prison system. Jewish, Muslim and Buddhists groups have complained that the move violates religious rights. While 54 per cent of Canada's 15,000 inmates are Catholic or Protestant, 5 per cent are Muslim, 4 per cent follow Aboriginal religions, 2 per cent are Buddhist and 1 per cent are Jewish. Some 34 per cent describe their religious affiliation as "other".
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