bill 21

January 16, 2020

Bill 21 and the Search for True Religious Neutrality

The saga of Quebec’s Bill 21, An Act respecting the laicity of the State, trudges on. In December, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld a Superior Court decision declining to suspend certain parts of the law – which prohibits front-line public employees from displaying overt religious symbols while on duty – until a full application Continue reading

Constitutional law, Constitutional Theory, Guest Posts, Law and Religion

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June 24, 2019

Shouting into the Constitutional Void

Section 28 of the Canadian Charter and Québec’s Bill 21 Continue reading

Constitutional law

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April 4, 2019

Can an agency choose not to enforce Bill 21?

Last week, the English Montreal School Board [EMSB] announced that it is refusing to to implement Bill 21, introduced by the Quebec government. The law would ban workers in the public sphere in positions of authority from wearing “religious symbols” while at work. The government, apparently cognizant of the challenges this could raise under the Continue reading

Administrative Law, Constitutional law

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