Religious Symbols
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Conservatives clarify opposition to Quebec’s Bill 21 following vote for notwithstanding clauseThe federal Conservatives are trying to reassure the World Sikh Organization of Canada that the party remains opposed to Quebec's secularism law known as Bill 21.CanadaFeb 14, 2023
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Bill 21 appeal: English school board says law is ‘affront’ to values of Quebec anglosA lawyer for the English Montreal School Board told a Court of Appeal hearing Wednesday that religious diversity is a way of life in Quebec's English schools.CanadaNov 9, 2022
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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, 2022
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City of Calgary launches fundraising page for legal challenge 3 years after Quebec’s Bill 21The City of Calgary has helped launch a crowdfunding effort to fight a controversial law, Quebec's bill 21. It bans public sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work.FeaturesJun 16, 2022
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Manitoba will intervene if Supreme Court hears battle over Quebec secularism lawThe Manitoba government says it will join a battle over Quebec's law on religious symbols if it goes to the Supreme Court of Canada.PoliticsJun 13, 2022
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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, 2022
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Quebec Premier François Legault says school board wrong to hire teacher who wore hijabLegault said the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21, has been in place since June 2019 and the school board should have respected it when hiring the Grade 3 teacher.CanadaDec 10, 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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Muslim, civil liberties groups to appeal Quebec court ruling on secularism lawThe groups said in a statement Thursday that the law known as Bill 21 makes Quebecers who wear symbols such as hijabs, turbans and kippahs second-class citizens.CanadaMay 6, 2021
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