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Amira Elghawaby deserves ‘a chance’ to do her job post-apology: ministerIn a tweet on Thursday, Blanchet continued to call for Elghawaby's resignation and also demanded in French that her role be "abolished" altogether.CanadaFeb 2, 2023
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Quebecers are ‘not racists,’ Trudeau says amid Amira Elghawaby backlashAmira Elghawaby said she is "extremely sorry" for the impacts of her words and how they hurt the people of Quebec, adding that she will listen carefully.CanadaFeb 1, 2023
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Ottawa’s new anti-Islamophobia advisor is facing backlash. Here’s what to knowIn 2019, Amira Elghawaby criticized Quebec's Bill 21, which bans certain government employees, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job.CanadaJan 31, 2023
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Calls grow from Liberal, Tory MPs for federal intervention in Quebec’s Bill 21Federal parties have spent the past week reacting to the law which bans some public servants deemed to be in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols on the job.CanadaDec 15, 2021
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Bill 21 is Quebec issue, O’Toole says as some of his MPs take tougher standO'Toole discussed the Quebec secularism law in response to a report that a teacher in western Quebec was reassigned from the classroom because she wore a hijab.CanadaDec 9, 2021
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Quebec teacher’s removal for wearing hijab a ‘cowardly’ move, minister saysBill-21, which caused the teacher's removal, bans the wearing of religious symbols such as hijabs, kippas and turbans by teachers and others deemed to be in positions of authority.CanadaDec 9, 2021
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‘Discrimination has no jurisdiction’: Calgary council passes motion opposing Quebec’s Bill 21Calgary city council has voted unanimously to formally oppose Quebec's Bill 21, legislation that bans public sector employees from wearing religious symbols.CanadaSep 30, 2019
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Federal government can intervene in Bill 21 with untested legal options: expertsExperts say the notwithstanding clause does not necessarily provide a blanket shield against charter challenges, nor does it prevent the federal government from pursuing other legal avenues.PoliticsSep 22, 2019
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Jagmeet Singh wanted to ‘show an openness’ to Quebec with ad displaying him without a turbanThe NDP ad, which was voiced completely in French, aimed to gather supporters in the francophone province. Singh has long been a critic of Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, which prevents the wearing of religious wear, including that of turbans, in positions of authority.CanadaSep 15, 2019
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Pallister to raise concerns about religious symbols law with Quebec premierThe two premiers are attending an annual meeting of provincial and territorial leaders in Saskatoon, where Brian Pallister says he will express his concerns about the new law.PoliticsJul 11, 2019
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