Quebec Religious Symbols Ban

• Quebec not ruling out expanding religious symbol ban to daycare and college workers

  Jean-François Roberge says "everything is on the table" when it comes to strengthening secularism in the province.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2025
  
• Quebec could extend religious symbols ban to school staff other than teachers

  Education Minister Bernard Drainville says he wants to strengthen secularism in schools by expanding the scope of the religious symbol ban for public employees.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2025
  
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• Teachers union joins bid to have Supreme Court rule on Quebec religious symbols ban

  The FAE says that in particular it opposes the Quebec government's use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to shield the law from Charter challenges.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2024
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• Quebec premier slammed for tweeting pro-Catholicism message on Easter Monday

  Quebec Premier François Legault was criticized as being hypocritical for championing state secularism but also romanticizing the Catholic religion.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2023
• Quebec government lawyers tell court secularism law is not a violation of freedoms

  The law, known as 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.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2020
• Bill 21 violates right of English Quebecers to manage their education system: lawyer

  A lawyer for Amnesty International argued that it is not the government's objective in adopting the law that is important but rather the effects of the legislation.

  Education

  Dec 1, 2020
• Quebec’s religious symbols ban could hurt social cohesion, expert tells court

  The province's Bill 21 bans some public-sector employees from wearing religious garb at work.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2020
• Montreal teacher tells court her hijab is not source of discord as Bill 21 trial continues

  Quebec's secularism law bars some public-sector employees from wearing religious symbols at work.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2020
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• Conservative Party leader won’t intervene in Quebec secularism law, supports Bill 101 expansion

  Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole wants to "double or triple" his caucus in Quebec.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020
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• Quebec government ‘happy’ after Supreme Court declines to hear Bill 21 challenge, premier says

  Quebec Premier François Legault is pleased that a challenge to suspend central provisions of his government's secularism law will not be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2020