Quebec Secularism
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Montreal school board to appeal Bill 21 ruling to Supreme Court of CanadaBill 21 bars public sector workers in positions of authority — including teachers, judges, and police officers — from wearing religious symbols on the job.CanadaApr 11
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Quebec court ruling on secularism law fuels debate on notwithstanding clauseThe court's endorsement of the use of the clause, which allows governments to override fundamental Charter rights, is sparking debate about the constitutional provision.CanadaMar 2
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Bill 21: Five things about Quebec’s contentious secularism lawQuebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, has faced numerous court challenges since it was adopted nearly five years ago, with the Quebec Court of Appeal the latest to weigh in.CanadaFeb 29
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Quebec groups speak out against bill protecting secularism lawQuebec's minister responsible for secularism has tabled a bill that would extend the use of the notwithstanding clause to protect the secularism law from some court challenges.PoliticsFeb 9
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Quebec cites ‘social peace’ to renew notwithstanding clause on Bill 21The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to continue shielding the province's secularism law — known as Bill 21 — from court challenges over Charter violations.CanadaFeb 8
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Quebec government to table bill extending notwithstanding clause for secularism lawDespite the use of the notwithstanding clause, Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, is being contested on multiple fronts in the courts.CanadaFeb 7
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Quebec school prayer ban: Groups seek permission to appeal court rulingIn June, a Quebec Superior Court judge refused to suspend the ban, which forbids schools from making any space available on school grounds for students to pray overtly.CanadaJul 24, 2023
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Muslim groups sue Quebec government over prayer room ban in schoolsEducation Minister Bernard Drainville ordered the ban after reports of at least two Montreal-area schools permitting students to gather on school property for prayer.EducationMay 18, 2023
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Prayer rooms banned in Quebec schoolsThe order comes after Bernard Drainville said earlier this month that he had learned of at least two Montreal-area schools permitting students to gather for prayer.CanadaApr 20, 2023
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Quebec premier slammed for tweeting pro-Catholicism message on Easter MondayQuebec Premier François Legault was criticized as being hypocritical for championing state secularism but also romanticizing the Catholic religion.PoliticsApr 11, 2023
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