"History is filled with examples where a majority abused its powers at the expense of its minority."
https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/gerard-bouchard-challenges-legitimacy-of-bill-21-at-hearings?fbclid=IwAR1gNuZbzmVVAjSnkVS2-H_5CBIlytCwNSJV-uRV33o2bJGs-EU4ObCu-m0
QUEBEC — The co-author of the 2008 report on reasonable accommodations says Quebec’s Bill 21 doesn’t make the province look like a “decent society” and will only feed an intolerance toward minorities, which has been festering for years.
And Gérard Bouchard said that before the majority decides to override the rights of its minority, it needs to have a good reason, some kind of “higher motivation” other than just wanting to get the debate over with fast — and the Coalition Avenir Québec government has yet to prove its case.
It has not even produced a scientific study proving a teacher wearing a hijab, for example, could indoctrinate, intimidate or traumatize a student into following a particular path, Bouchard said ...
https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/gerard-bouchard-challenges-legitimacy-of-bill-21-at-hearings?fbclid=IwAR1gNuZbzmVVAjSnkVS2-H_5CBIlytCwNSJV-uRV33o2bJGs-EU4ObCu-m0
QUEBEC — The co-author of the 2008 report on reasonable accommodations says Quebec’s Bill 21 doesn’t make the province look like a “decent society” and will only feed an intolerance toward minorities, which has been festering for years.
And Gérard Bouchard said that before the majority decides to override the rights of its minority, it needs to have a good reason, some kind of “higher motivation” other than just wanting to get the debate over with fast — and the Coalition Avenir Québec government has yet to prove its case.
It has not even produced a scientific study proving a teacher wearing a hijab, for example, could indoctrinate, intimidate or traumatize a student into following a particular path, Bouchard said ...
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