In one way, it sounds great. Who doesn’t want a neutral state? But in reality, “neutrality” is defined by the Quebec government in deeply racist and xenophobic ways. For instance, while the bill demands the “neutrality” of Quebec’s public servants by making those who wear hijabs, turbans and kippahs – a largely racialized population – choose between their faith and their careers, it still allows for workplaces such as hospitals and government buildings to display crosses.
Opinion: Quebec’s government wants a ‘neutral’ state – but it gets to define neutrality - The Globe and Mail
29 June 2024
Quebec’s government wants a ‘neutral’ state – but it gets to define neutrality
25 June 2024
Québec Solidaire proposes 'unifying' secular charter
It's time to move forward, says MNA Françoise David
Québec Solidaire proposes 'unifying' secular charter | CBC News
Québec Solidaire has introduced a bill it says will help Quebec move forward with the ongoing debate surrounding secularism in the province.
Party spokeswoman Françoise David introduced bill 398 — a Charter of Secularism for the Quebec government, on Wednesday at the national assembly ...
EMSB scores highest graduation rate in Quebec
That puts the EMSB above the provincial rate of 84.2 per cent, and above private schools at 93.5 per cent.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/english-montreal-school-board-scores-highest-graduation-rate-in-quebec-1.6932279
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/english-montreal-school-board-scores-highest-graduation-rate-in-quebec-1.6932279
11 June 2024
La communauté italienne et la langue française
Ces
familles, cherchant à inscrire leurs enfants dans des écoles
catholiques francophones, se sont heurtées à un refus catégorique et ont
été dirigées vers des écoles catholiques anglophones.
https://www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opinions/2024-04-17/la-communaute-italienne-et-la-langue-francaise.php
https://www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opinions/2024-04-17/la-communaute-italienne-et-la-langue-francaise.php
Léger: Cracking the Quebec Code: An insider’s guide to understanding Quebec's 7 core values
Jean-Marc Léger has written a book that only a Quebecker could write. The famed pollster says so himself – and the bold title he’s chosen gives away the reason.
Cracking the Quebec Code: The 7 keys to understanding Quebecers, makes the kind of tantalizing promises for itself that a reader might expect from a marketing guru like Mr. Léger. “For the first time,” a foreword boasts, “English Canadians will have access to Quebeckers’ best-kept secrets.” Here, finally, is a “skeleton key” to the “question of Québécitude.”
Co-written with journalist Pierre Duhamel and business scholar Jacques Nantel, the book uses survey data, interviews with provincial leaders, and a novel approach measuring reactions to hundreds of key words, to come up with seven traits that define the Quebec character:
- joie de vivre [ant: sobriety]
- easygoing [ant: alert]
- non-committal [ant: principled]
- victim [ant: survivor]
- villagers [ant: cosmopolitan]
- creative [ant: realistic]
- proud [ant: humble].
Bill 21 and the Notwithstanding Clause: What Consensus?
The Supreme Court will soon be considering the ban on religious symbols for government employees. While many Quebecers agree with the Legault government on Bill 21 and the use of the notwithstanding clause, the population remains largely divided and far from a consensus.
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