quebec bill 62

• Quebec’s face-coverings law hit with legal challenge

  The National Council of Canadian Muslims, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Marie-Michelle Lacoste filed the challenge Tuesday.

  Politics

  Nov 7, 2017
• 68% of Canadians want Quebec’s face-coverings ban in their province

  Support for Quebec's law was stronger among Canadian men than women.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2017
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• Quebec justice minister promises to clarify rules surrounding face-covering ban

  Stéphanie Vallée says she'll publish the rules this week that will explain exactly when, where and how people will have to show their faces.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2017
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• We can dislike the niqab, while still respecting religious freedom

  Being able to participate in Canadian society and being exposed to the open discussions that can and should occur about religion and gender equality, is a much more effective way of countering the kind of ideology that spawns the niqab.

  Blogs

  Oct 21, 2017
• Trudeau says Ottawa to evaluate implications of Quebec’s face-coverings ban

  On Thursday, the prime minister asserted it is not up to the federal government to challenge its constitutionality.

  Politics

  Oct 20, 2017
• Nobody is surprised Quebec is going after the niqab yet again

  While the text of Bill 62 does not explicitly refer to the burka or niqab, it is obvious that Muslim women who wear either will be disproportionately affected.

  Commentary

  Oct 19, 2017
• Ontario attorney general says Quebec’s religious neutrality law violates charter rights

  Attorney general Yasir Naqvi says governments must respect a person's right to express themselves and their religion.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2017