Religious Symbols Ban
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Bill 21 legal challenge: Supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kidsPhilosophy professor François Dugré told the courtroom Tuesday that while a teacher who wears a religious symbol might not be openly proselytizing, their clothing makes free discussion in the classroom more difficult.CanadaNov 10, 2020
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Here’s what’s happening with the legal challenge against Quebec’s secularism lawChallengers, seeking to have the law suspended, have said the fight is not over.Dec 13, 2019
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Manitoba takes out ads in Quebec over Bill 21The ads allude to 21 reasons to consider a move to Manitoba -- a play on Quebec's Bill 21 before it became law.PoliticsNov 27, 2019
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Teacher union latest group to file lawsuit against Quebec’s religious neutrality lawA student studying to become a teacher and the English Montreal School Board are among those who have also filed lawsuits.CanadaNov 18, 2019
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‘We will keep fighting until the end’: Protesters rally against Bill 21Demonstrators argued that the legislation mostly targets Muslim women, creating an unsafe Islamophobic environment inside and outside the classroom.PoliticsSep 28, 2019
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At least 3 teachers remove religious symbols at work under Quebec’s secularism lawBill 21 prohibits public-sector employees in positions of authority — including teachers, police officers and judges — from wearing religious symbols while at work.CanadaSep 17, 2019
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English Montreal School Board to adhere to Quebec’s secularism lawTeachers who don't follow the secularism rules come Sept. 3 could potentially face sanctions.PoliticsAug 29, 2019
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Lack of federal response to Quebec’s Bill 21 ‘very disappointing’: advocatesAdvocates say federal leaders should have spoken out directly after Sunday night's passing of the controversial bill, but they did not.PoliticsJun 20, 2019
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Quebec’s Bill 21 on religious symbols leads to fears of surveillance, monitoringBill 21, a controversial legislation that makes it illegal for public sector employees to work while wearing religious symbols, was passed Sunday night.CanadaJun 19, 2019
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Quebec to adopt religious symbols banSimon Jolin-Barrette insisted Sunday that Bill 21 does not withdraw civil rights. The government's religious symbols ban would bar public employees in positions of authority from wearing symbols in the workplace.PoliticsJun 16, 2019
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