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Quebec's secularism law heads to Canada's Supreme Court
Quebec's secularism law, affecting over 400 Muslim women, bars public workers from visible religious symbols and invokes the notwithstanding clause, raising constitutional questions.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court of Canada will begin a four-day hearing in Ottawa on a constitutional challenge to Bill 21.
- Bill 21, passed in 2019, prohibits certain public-sector workers from wearing visible religious symbols, and Quebec pre-emptively invoked Section 33, the 'notwithstanding clause,' to shield it from Charter challenges.
- Nadia Hasan, researcher and associate professor at York University, has spoken to more than 400 Muslim women in Quebec and says the law disproportionately limits Muslim women’s public-service careers.
- Sixty-One parties are expected to be heard over the four-day hearing, with 51 parties with intervener status, including six governments allotted 15 minutes each, and 142 lawyers participating at the Supreme Court of Canada.
- The Supreme Court could either uphold the Ford decision or set new limits on Section 33, reshaping the notwithstanding clause as Quebec’s May 2024 renewal and October election raise political stakes.
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Top court to hear arguments on Quebec secularism law, use of notwithstanding clause
OTTAWA — A challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, will be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada beginning today, with the notwithstanding clause at the heart of arguments.
·Midland, Canada
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This week, the Supreme Court will hear the challenge to the Loi sur la secularité de l'État du Québec, known as "Act 21." Here's what we need to know.
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Quebec’s Bill 21 lands in the Supreme Court, with notwithstanding clause in spotlight
MONTREAL - A legal challenge to Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, will be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada beginning Monday, and legal experts say whatever the
·Toronto, Canada
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Quebec's Bill 21 lands in the Supreme Court, with notwithstanding clause in spotlight
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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