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The groups claim that the law, which bars many public sector workers, like teachers, from wearing religious attire at work, has caused people to lose jobs.
Bill 21 bars public sector workers in positions of authority — including teachers, judges, and police officers — from wearing religious symbols on the job.
Quebec's minister responsible for secularism has tabled a bill that would extend the use of the notwithstanding clause to protect the secularism law from some court challenges.
The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to continue shielding the province's secularism law — known as Bill 21 — from court challenges over Charter violations.
Despite the use of the notwithstanding clause, Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, is being contested on multiple fronts in the courts.