"In short, the Charter protects the freedom to worship, but does not protect the spiritual focal point of worship."

Finally, some legal sanity on the issue of religious freedom. Not everything is protected by religious freedom simply because people choose to define their preferences, choices, habits and interests in religious terms. This ruling may have broader applicability to the ongoing debate about religious freedom, which clearly isn't absolute and can't override the broader interests of society, than it does to indigenous concerns.