Quebec secularism law
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Quebec religious minorities feel less safe due to secularism law known as Bill 21: surveyMuslim women reported some of the greatest impacts, with over 70 per cent of respondents saying they felt less safe when the law known as Bill 21 was adopted.CanadaAug 10
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Feds would join challenge of Quebec’s secularism law at Supreme CourtThe law, commonly known as Bill 21, bans public sector workers who are deemed to be in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols on the job.CanadaMay 25
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Some Tories want a tougher stand on Quebec’s Bill 21. Will that happen in the leadership race?The law in Quebec prohibits public servants working in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols on the job and applies to judges, police officers and teachers.PoliticsMar 9
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Community members rally in Chelsea in support of hijab-wearing teacher and against Bill 21Parents, students and community members in Chelsea, Que., held a protest against Bill 21 at noon outside the offices of Robert Bussière, the MNA responsible for Gatineau.CanadaDec 14, 2021
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Anti-Islamophobia advocates want action from politicians now speaking out against Bill 21Politicians are speaking up about the removal of a Quebec teacher over her hijab. But anti-Islamophobia advocates say the outcry should have come sooner — and achieved more.CanadaDec 10, 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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Quebec elementary school teacher reassigned from class over hijab due to Bill 21The secularism law, known as Bill 21, was passed in June 2019 and bans the wearing of religious symbols by teachers and other government employees in positions of authority.CanadaDec 9, 2021
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Quebec Court of Appeal rejects EMSB request to stay application of Bill 21The law bans public employees like teachers, judges and police officers from wearing religious symbols on the job.CanadaNov 9, 2021
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English Montreal School Board fights Quebec about Bill 21 at appeals courtThe EMSB wants to be allowed to hire staff who wear religious symbols while the government appeals a Quebec Superior Court decision.PoliticsOct 18, 2021
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