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We promised that we would not stop fighting until second-class citizenship ends for all Quebecers, said Yusuf Faqiri, the council s director of Quebec affairs.
Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-André Blanchard acknowledged in his April 20 ruling that the law violates the rights of Muslim women and has dehumanizing consequences for those who wear religious symbols. But he largely upheld the law, which the province had shielded from charter challenges by invoking the notwithstanding clause.
Bill 21 was adopted in June 2019 and prohibits public sector workers who are deemed to be in positions of authority, including teachers, police officers and judges, from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs and turbans on the job.
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The funding announcement comes weeks after four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont. were killed, and a child was injured, by a man police said was motivated by hate.
According to Statistics Canada, hate crimes have risen in Canada, with a nine per cent increase in anti-Muslim attacks in 2019, compared to the previous year.
“We think that education is one of the most important ways for us to combat Islamophobia and all forms of discrimination as a whole,” said Rama Musharbash-Kovasci.(Sanjay Maru/CBC)
Kolilat said he and his mother have experienced incidents of Islamophobia since he first moved to Canada as a child through offensive language, rude gestures and negative comments about his mother s hijab.
MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ONT. The Thames Valley District School Board says it is very pleased with the province s decision to provide additional resources to fight Islamophobia in schools. Director Mark Fisher said in a statement, The horrific death of one of our Muslim students and her family just a few weeks ago brings this issue very close to home, and we must do everything we can to promote awareness, and foster equity and inclusion in our schools. Education Minister Stephen Lecce made the announcement Tuesday, in light of the attack that killed four members of a London, Ont. family on June 6.