Parents camp-outs torpedoed as EMSB moves to online kindergarten registration The pandemic has forced the school board to come up with a new plan because it s unsafe to have parents chatting around a campfire, toasting marshmallows.
Author of the article: Katherine Wilton • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Dec 15, 2020 • December 15, 2020 • 3 minute read • Over the years, parents shivered in the snow and freezing rain or idled in their cars to ensure their children would get a spot in the school’s French-immersion kindergarten classes. Above: Sarah Tino camped out in front of Royal Vale School in February 2020. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette
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MONTREAL Quebec s attorney general argued Wednesday that the province s state secularism law does not deny freedom of religion rather, it frames it. After hearing arguments against the controversial law in court for several weeks, the attorney general s office will take the next two days to plead its constitutionality. The piece of legislation, known as Bill 21, is being contested by several groups who want to have it struck down, in whole or in part. Adopted in June 2019 by the National Assembly, it prohibits the wearing of religious symbols by certain public employees when they are performing their functions, including police officers and Crown prosecutors, as well as to teachers in public primary and secondary schools.
Quebec government lawyers tell court Bill 21 is not a violation of religious freedoms montrealgazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from montrealgazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.