Quick Quotes: Reaction to Quebec court ruling on Bill 21, religious symbols law
Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette speaks to reporters at the legislature in Quebec City, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Jolin-Barrette confirmed his government will appeal a court decision on Bill 21. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot April 20, 2021 - 1:36 PM
Quebec Superior Court Justice Marc-Andre Blanchard on Tuesday upheld the bulk of the province s secularism law, known as Bill 21, which bans many public sector workers from wearing religious symbols on the job. Blanchard, however, struck down clauses pertaining to English-language school boards and a ban on members of the provincial legislature wearing face coverings. Quebec has announced it will appeal the ruling.
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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.
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“It seems like nobody is afraid to act inappropriately because unless Indigenous people are almost whistleblowers, this sort of goes under the carpet and it’s business as usual,” said Nakuset.
Some say the solution comes from testing people’s biases to work towards eliminating racism in the province.
“In different institutions, when they have to do sort of like anti-racism workshops and apparently people sit there with their arms crossed and go ‘hum hum,’ they’re not absorbing the information. And I think that in a field where you’re not supposed to do harm, and you choose to do harm, then it’s the culture,” said Nakuset.