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Seven judges of the Supreme Court of Canada are now considering the fate of Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Bill 21, which bans some civil servants, including teachers, from wearing religious symbols on the job. A decision isn’t expected for at least several months. Four days of arguments — exceptionally long …
Read More »Daycares slam Quebec’s new secularism bill, say it will have direct impact on services
Groups representing publicly funded daycares (known as CPEs) and daycare workers in Quebec say the province’s new enhanced secularism law would create numerous challenges for the daycare network and likely weaken services to young children. “We’re concerned that the problem raised and the means adopted by Bill 9 are not …
Read More »9 years after mosque attack, paralyzed survivor says Quebec secularism laws hinder progress
Nearly a decade after being shot several times in the Islamic Cultural Centre in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood of Quebec City, Aymen Derbali is focused on the small wins. He can move his fingers on his right hand, make his own coffee and is now strong enough to grab his laptop. …
Read More »Quebec legislature resumes with Trump tariff threat, secularism on agenda
The Quebec legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for a spring session likely to be dominated by the threat of a trade war with the United States and a renewed focus on secularism and identity. On the eve of the national assembly’s return, Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge announced the government will table …
Read More »Supreme Court of Canada will hear legal challenge on Quebec secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a court challenge against Quebec’s controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21. The request for leave to appeal was granted without any explanation, as is the court’s custom. Among other things, Bill 21 prohibits certain public workers in positions of authority, such as …
Read More »After religious symbols law, Quebec eyes ban on public prayer: Where the province is headed on secularism
After the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government tabled its secularism bill, Premier François Legault recorded a video address that intended to reassure people who felt the proposed legislation was going too far. “I feel like saying ‘finally,'” the premier said in French with a joyful tone in the video released …
Read More »Inside Norwich, an Ontario town at war with a church ‘controlling’ its citizens
Every Sunday, the agricultural hamlet of Norwich, Ont., becomes a ghost town. Almost all the town’s shops — including Foodland, Norwich’s only supermarket and its Shoppers Drug Mart — are shuttered. No one is mowing their lawn or dining out. The sports fields sit empty. On the desolate main street, …
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