Trudeau Bill 21

• Amira Elghawaby deserves ‘a chance’ to do her job post-apology: minister

  In a tweet on Thursday, Blanchet continued to call for Elghawaby's resignation and also demanded in French that her role be "abolished" altogether.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023
  
• Quebecers are ‘not racists,’ Trudeau says amid Amira Elghawaby backlash

  Amira Elghawaby said she is "extremely sorry" for the impacts of her words and how they hurt the people of Quebec, adding that she will listen carefully.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
  
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• Ottawa’s new anti-Islamophobia advisor is facing backlash. Here’s what to know

  In 2019, Amira Elghawaby criticized Quebec's Bill 21, which bans certain government employees, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2023
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• Feds haven’t ‘ruled out’ intervening against Quebec’s secularism bill, Trudeau says

  Justin Trudeau's comments are in stark contrast to Erin O'Toole's, who has previously stated that he wouldn't challenge Quebec's Bill 21, known as the 'secularism bill.'

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2021
• Trudeau on Quebec’s Bill 21: it’s not government’s job to legislate what people wear

  Justin Trudeau on Bill 21: "We do not feel it is a government's responsibility or in a government's interest to legislate on what people should be wearing."

  Politics

  Jun 20, 2019