Interview with 2011 National Prayer Breakfast Chair MP Colin Mayes

Representatives of the Centre for Inquiry attend the National Prayer Breakfast for the second time on May 18, 2011. In this video Justin Trottier interviews Colin Mayes, Chair of the 2011 National Prayer Breakfast. Asked if the new federal Office for Religious Freedom should protect atheists and apostates, Mayes responds "Certainly. They need protection too."

In follow up videos we interview Jack Murta, Founder of the Breakfast.

The 46th annual Breakfast was hosted at The Westin Hotel in Ottawa. According to the program, "The Breakfast further serves as a quiet demonstration that men and women in positions of responsibility place a high priority on spiritual values."

Speakers at the head table included:
- Hon. Noel Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate
- H.E. The Rt. Hon. David Johnson, Governor General of Canada
- Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada
- Kevin Sorenson, MP, Conservative
- Joe Comartin, MP, NDP
- Hon. John McKay, MP, Liberal
- Dr. Victor Ling
- Hon. Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons
- General Walter J. Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff

CFI has launched an annual National Secular Supper to celebrate the role of reason,evidence and secularism at the heart of our political system.

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[apple2018]

I do not have a problem with the office I just don't trust this government to be honest with it thus I want it to stop!

[TheGreaterGood80]

My Canadian friends, BEWARE THE FAMILY! They have implemented this theocratic third column in both of our countries! Let's kick them out!

[petedako]

When is the NEXT annual National Secular Supper to celebrate the role of reason,evidence and secularism at the heart of our political system?

[macgeek2004]

@roont

WTF did you get that from??? Not ALL of us are ignorant, right-wing, Republican, bible-believing MORONS! Like, I happen to be an atheist/agnostic Progressive! (Which is the most left-wing, honest, and sane caucus of the Democratic Party.)

[sonvolt48]

@roont Now yer talkin Murican!

[OttawaAnon1001]

Aww the poor Christians NEED the breakfast to help protect them against all those atheist chomping at the bit to take away they're ability to pray .... what an ignorant jerk

[Swidhelm]

@sonvolt48 I'm afraid that wouldn't help, you speak American. Vastly different from English.

[myjizzureye]

I so wished he had said "It's a celabration...BIITTCHH" then asked the old duck behind him to show him her tits, then say "I wish I had another set of hands, so I could give those titaays 4 thumbs down, arh arh arh, I'm Colin Mayes bitch".

[sonvolt48]

I'm from the US...didn't realize that Canadian was a foreign language. I didn't understand a thing that that old fart said? Any, Canadian to English interpreters out there?

[ScentedNectar]

He didn't really answer those, just danced around them with related things turning it back to 'faith' and avoiding things regarding freedom to have no faith.