Secularism Bill Quebec

• Opposition accuses Quebec government of slyly amending Bill 21 to create ‘secularism police’

  "Will there be police officers going after people to check if they have religious signs? We don't know," said Québec Solidaire MNA Sol Zanetti after the bill was passed.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2019
  
• Montreal woman says man tried to rip off her niqab, attackers now have ‘no age, gender or colour’

  Fatima Ahmad was entering the Montreal Metro at Charlevoix Station when she says a man attacked her and tried to rip off her niqab.

  Crime

  May 15, 2019
  
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• Muslim women in Quebec facing increased hate amid Bill 21 debate: advocates

  Justice Femme said that since the bill was tabled on March 28, more Muslim women have reported hate-filled incidents to it than ever before.

  Canada

  May 15, 2019
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• Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante speaks at Bill 21 parliamentary hearings

  In her speech, Plante challenged several aspects of the proposed law, particularly its application.

  Politics

  May 14, 2019
• Both authors of Bouchard-Taylor report speak out against Quebec’s secularism bill

  Quebec's CAQ government based its proposed secularism legislation on the famous 2008 Bouchard-Taylor report, but both authors of that report have come out against the bill.

  Politics

  May 8, 2019
• Bloc Québécois tells Ottawa to stay out of debate over Quebec secularism bill

  The Bloc Québécois is taking its defence of the provincial government's secularism bill to English Canada with a billboard along an Ottawa highway.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2019
• Hampstead mayor should apologize for likening secularism bill to ‘ethnic cleansing’: Trudeau

  Justin Trudeau said Hampstead Mayor William Steinberg's comments were unacceptable.

  Politics

  Apr 10, 2019
• Westmount High students, teachers form human chain to protest CAQ religious symbols bill

  Students and teachers at Westmount High locked arms outside their school to voice their opposition to the Coalition Avenir Quebec's religious symbols bill.

  Education

  Apr 3, 2019
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• N.B. mayor extends welcome mat to Quebecers unhappy with religious symbols bill

  A northern New Brunswick mayor is rolling out the welcome mat for Quebecers upset with their province's move to restrict some people from wearing religious symbols.

  Politics

  Apr 2, 2019
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• ‘Quebec will always be open’: Immigration minister defends religious symbols bill

  Bill 21 was tabled last Thursday and aims to prohibit public-sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work.

  Politics

  Apr 1, 2019