Canada is founded on a very deep seated animosity between Catholics and   
   Protestants. This was recognized in Section 93 of the BNA Act which gives   
   Catholics a right of appeal to the Governor-General in Council (Parliament)   
   from any act or decision of a    
   provincial authority affecting its rights in relation to education. The BNA   
   Act became the Constitution of Canada in 1982. This animosity has boiled over   
   many times. The following are a few examples.   
      
   Prior to 1949 the Supreme Court of Canada was an intermediate appeal Court   
   with the final appeal being made to the Judicial Committee of the Privy   
   Council in England. During this period, the Ontario Legislature passed a law   
   that removed Catholics right    
   to hold public office. Ontario Catholics had to take their appeal to England   
   to have this law annulled.   
      
   In spite of Section 93 of the BNA Act, Catholics were prevented from setting   
   up a school in London Ontario. City Catholics appealed to both the Ontario   
   Legislature and the House of Commons to have their rights recognized, but to   
   no avail. A work around    
   solution was devised by the Bishop of Detroit in Michigan who opened a   
   Catholic mission in London Ontario and allowed local Catholics to attend the   
   mission school.   
      
   In August 1980 Robert Campeau who owned 5.4% of a Toronto Stock Exchange   
   company called Royal Trustco Ltd. tried to increase his interest because he   
   believed that would give his construction company easier access to mortgages.   
   A battle broke out on the    
   TSX and the Exchange cease traded the shares of Royal Trustco. During an   
   investigation and subsequent hearing by the Ontario Securities Commission a   
   retired Canadian Army General was asked why he had manipulated the price of   
   Royal Trustco shares on the    
   TSX. The man replied, "I wasn't going to let any upstart Catholic from Sudbury   
   increase his holdings in the company so he'd have easier access to mortgages."   
   This reply has been reproduced in books on finance and banking in Canada.   
      
   JL 21-06-2015   
      
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