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Quebec denounces appointment of Bill 21, Bill 96 critic Robert Leckey to court
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette has strongly condemned the federal government’s appointment of Robert Leckey — a ...
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Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec’s contentious secularism law
Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21, was challenged in court as soon as it was adopted more than five years ago. With ...
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Baranyai: Supreme Court to hear challenge of Quebec Bill 21
There’s no question this discriminatory law violates equality rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and ...
Quebec banned teachers, police officers and others from displaying their faith. Will the law stand?
Bill 21 bans civil servants from wearing faith-related accessories, such as cross necklaces, yarmulkes or turbans, while on the job.
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Bill 21: Supreme Court will hear legal challenge of Quebec secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a legal challenge of Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. Today, the ...
Quebec’s Ban on Religious Symbols Will Be Tested at the Supreme Court
Canada’s highest court will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing ...
Québec’s religious symbols law: Appealing to the Supreme Court for real rights under the Charter
Despite a finding by the Québec Superior Court that Bill 21 has a cruel and dehumanizing impact on Muslim women, the law has survived. Now, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear challenges to it.
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New bill will require newcomers to Quebec to adopt ‘common culture,’ minister says
Quebec will table a new bill on the integration of immigrants on Thursday, which will require newcomers to adhere to Quebec ...
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Way cleared to challenge Quebec’s Bill 21
After a nine-month wait, organizations contesting Quebec’s Bill 21 learned on Jan. 23 that the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) ...
Liberal leadership hopefuls urge federal intervention on Bill 21
With the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a challenge against Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Mark Carney and Chrystia ...
Quebec’s Bill 21: Canadian Supreme Court will hear challenge over secularism law
Known as Bill 21, the legislation prohibits public sector workers such as teachers from wearing religious symbols while on ...
Supreme Court of Canada will hear challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21 secularism law
Premier François Legault has made affirming state secularism a central part of his Coalition Avenir Québec government. Bill 21 prohibits certain public sector workers, such as judges, police officers, ...