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City of Calgary launches fundraising page for legal challenge 3 years after Quebec’s Bill 21The City of Calgary has helped launch a crowdfunding effort to fight a controversial law, Quebec's bill 21. It bans public sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work.FeaturesJun 16, 2022
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Quebec court upholds most of province’s secularism law, exempts English school boardsSimon Jolin-Barrette, the province's justice minister, said on Tuesday that the government will appeal Tuesday's ruling and the exemption established for English school boards.PoliticsApr 20, 2021
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Demonstration marks one year since adoption of Quebec’s secularism lawA demonstration is being held to in Montreal to mark the first anniversary of the passing of Quebec's controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21.PoliticsJun 14, 2020
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B.C. legislature scraps rules that would have barred cultural head coverings from chamberThe B.C. legislature is getting rid of a rule that could have prevented members on the floor of the legislature from wearing Indigenous, religious and cultural head coverings.CanadaOct 11, 2019
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Aspiring teachers denied employment as Montreal school boards apply religious symbols banA francophone school board in Montreal (CSPI) admits to turning down two aspiring teachers, after they refused to remove their visible religious symbols.EducationSep 9, 2019
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New teacher leaves Quebec for British Columbia over Bill 21The religious neutrality legislation forbids certain public sector employees from wearing religious symbols.CanadaAug 14, 2019
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Nordstrom apologizes to Sikhs for selling $790 Gucci-designed turbanThe Gucci head wrap was advertised on Nordstrom’s website for $790 as the “Indy Full Turban.” The description said the “gorgeously crafted turban is ready to turn heads while keeping you in comfort as well as trademark style.”ConsumerMay 18, 2019
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U.S. apologizes after Navdeep Bains asked to remove turban by airport securityInnovation Minister Navdeep Bains says he was asked to remove his turban during an "awkward" incident at a checkpoint in the Detroit airport a year ago.CanadaMay 10, 2018
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Bob Layton: Sikh safety on motorcyclesShould safety exemptions be made in the name of religion?CommentaryApr 6, 2018
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Jagmeet Singh on confronting racism as a child: ‘They would pull off my turban and pull my hair’Jagmeet Singh may be the first visible minority to run a federal party, but he says as a child, he was frequently confronted with discrimination.CanadaApr 3, 2018
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