Canada has placed third on a list that tracks the level of rights violations against Christians in Western countries, according to a new report.
The United States topped the list with 58 incidents, followed by the UK with 43 incidents. Canada had 36 cited incidents of rights violations against Christians, according to the report by the Washington-based Family Research Council (FRC).

The report was compiled based on an analysis of open-source documents, reports, and media articles from 34 countries.

“It is shocking to see Western countries—the same ones we think of as free and open societies—take authoritarian measures against Christians simply trying to live out their faith. Hostility toward Bible-believing Christians is clearly and steadily rising in the West,” FRC president Tony Perkins said in the report.