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NewsNov 27, 2019
Ontario NDP calls for Doug Ford to take action on Quebec’s Bill 21
Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath tabled a motion for debate in the Ontario legislature that explicitly condemns Quebec’s Bill 21 and calls on Doug Ford to take action.
NewsNov 25, 2019
Cities Across Canada Stand Up Against Quebec's Bill 21
In June 2019, Simon Jolin-Barette, Quebec’s Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness, introduced Bill 21, which forbids public employees, including teachers, police officers, and prosecutors, from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs, kippahs, or turbans.
NewsJun 19, 2019
Banning religious symbols puts everyone’s rights at risk
June 17, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Human Rights Commission Following the passage of Quebec’s Bill 21, entitled “An Act respecting the laicity of the State,” Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issues the following statement:
NewsJun 18, 2019
Canadian Council of Muslim Women rejects outright the adoption of Bill 21
Premier François Legault has forced the passage of Bill 21 hence disregarding due process.
NewsJun 17, 2019
Civil Liberties Groups Launch Legal Challenge Against Bill 21 in Quebec
NCCM & CCLA apply for a stay of the discriminatory recently passed Bill 21
NewsMay 29, 2019
Clashing rights: Behind the Québec hijab debate
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has introduced Bill 21, a law that would supposedly entrench religious neutrality in the province. It would do so by prohibiting providers of government services in positions of authority such as judges, police and teachers from wearing religious…
NewsMay 23, 2019
A cautionary tale: The unintended consequences of Quebec’s Bill 21
The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has introduced what’s known as “ an Act respecting the laïcité of the State .” This is the latest attempt by a Québec government to enact secularism legislation. The bill will prohibit civil servants in positions of authority from wearing religious…
NewsApr 27, 2019
Secularism-Quebecers are religious about it: Concordia University Research Chair for the Study of Quebec
Some Canadians outside of Québec have reacted with disbelief at the tabling of a bill in the provincial legislature by the Coalition Avenir Québec government to ensure the religious neutrality of the state.
NewsApr 10, 2019
In Quebec, Christian liberalism becomes the religious authority
The Québec government is proposing a secularism law to prohibit any new public servants in a position of authority — including teachers, lawyers and police officers — from wearing religious symbols while at work.

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