Mulcair: Federal leaders should step up against Bill 21 The pusillanimity of all federal party leaders in dealing with the issue of discrimination against religious minorities has been shameful.
Author of the article: Tom Mulcair • Special to Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • 18 hours ago • 3 minute read • Demonstrators in Place Émilie-Gamelin in Montreal Sunday, April 7, 2019 protest against Bill 21. On Tuesday, Justice Marc-André Blanchard ruled that Bill 21 does indeed violate religious freedom guarantees, but that the so-called “notwithstanding clause” shields most of it from being struck down. Photo by John Kenney /Montreal Gazette
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Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-André Blanchard has just rendered a lengthy, nuanced decision. He ruled that Bill 21 does indeed violate religious freedom guarantees, but that the so-called “notwithstanding clause” shields most of it from being struck down.
Tom Mulcair: Federal leaders should step up against Bill 21 The pusillanimity of all federal party leaders in dealing with the issue of discrimination against religious minorities has been shameful.
Author of the article: Tom Mulcair • Special to Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Demonstrators in Place Émilie-Gamelin in Montreal Sunday, April 7, 2019 protest against Bill 21. On Tuesday, Justice Marc-André Blanchard ruled that Bill 21 does indeed violate religious freedom guarantees, but that the so-called “notwithstanding clause” shields most of it from being struck down. Photo by John Kenney /Montreal Gazette
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Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-André Blanchard has just rendered a lengthy, nuanced decision. He ruled that Bill 21 does indeed violate religious freedom guarantees, but that the so-called “notwithstanding clause” shields most of it from being struck down.
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A highly anticipated legal decision on Quebec’s religious symbols law is expected to be issued on Tuesday.
Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-André Blanchard heard arguments last winter for and against Bill 21, the controversial secularism law adopted by the Legault government in 2019.
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Bill 21 forbids the wearing of religious symbols such as turbans, kippas and hijabs for employees of the state deemed to be in positions of authority, including police officers and teachers.