Secularism Bill
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School board reportedly gets federal funds to fight Quebec secularism billThe English Montreal School Board reportedly received $250,000 from the federal government's Court Challenges Program to mount legal challenges against the bill.PoliticsFeb 5, 2020
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Quebec organization creates pamphlet to educate Muslim women about their rightsThe tool, they say, is to assist Muslim women in dealing with threats, inform them of their rights and how to protect them.CanadaNov 28, 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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Marchers show a united front protesting against Bill 21A coalition of anti-hate groups took to the streets of Parc-Extension to oppose the racism and xenophobia thousands of Montrealers face everyday.PoliticsOct 27, 2019
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Lengthy debate ahead as CAQ invokes closure on secularism, immigration billsThe move comes as the province attempts to push through its contentious immigration and secularism bills.PoliticsJun 14, 2019
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‘No act of violence is tolerated’: Government denounces incident at Quebec City mosqueThe Coalition Avenir Québec denies that its secularism bill and religious symbols ban are causing any division in Quebec society.PoliticsMay 26, 2019
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Quebec’s religious symbols ban won’t affect more women than men: immigration ministerQuebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the bill affects all religions.CanadaMay 15, 2019
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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.CrimeMay 15, 2019
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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante speaks at Bill 21 parliamentary hearingsIn her speech, Plante challenged several aspects of the proposed law, particularly its application.PoliticsMay 14, 2019
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