neutrality
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Cui Bono?
In a post published last week, Josh Blackman points to an important question that can help us think about the permissibility of public prayer ― not only prayer at municipal council meetings (the post’s immediate context), which the U.S. Supreme Court recently considered in Town of Greece v. Galloway (a case I briefly discussed here) and which… Continue reading
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Pas trop mal
Radio-Canada rapporte que le Parti libéral du Québec a annoncé sa (nouvelle) position sur les symboles religieux dans la fonction publique. Beaucoup moins répressive que celle du Parti québécois, incarnée dans la Charte de la Honte (que j’ai critiquée à répétition), elle n’en souffre pas moins de certaines incohérences, et n’est pas aussi libérale qu’elle… Continue reading
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The Puzzle of Neutrality
While we are waiting for the conclusion of the greatest show on earth, a.k.a. as the Supreme Court’s hearings on the Senate reference, here are a couple of thoughts on an unrelated matter ― the case in which the Court has been asked to consider the validity under the Québec Charter of Human Rights and… Continue reading
Double Aspect 