28 June 2019

Bill 21 challenged in court by the lawyer who faced down Bill 62

Catherine McKenzie filed suit in Quebec Superior Court Monday on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and National Council of Canadian Muslims.

https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/bill-21-is-about-to-be-challenged-by-the-lawyer-who-faced-down-bill-62?fbclid=IwAR2MOkUNzD3bgi0DG-KKY5xXdV3NW7QEREy6y59UGsN8XljAHA48XKAlT84

The battle over Quebec’s religious symbols ban is underway.

A legal challenge filed in Superior Court on Monday calls the bill a blatant attack on religious liberty and contrary to the rule of law. It argues that Bill 21 coerces people to abandon their deepest held convictions if they want to belong to Quebec society.

Bill 21 prevents certain civil servants — including police officers, judges and public school teachers — from wearing religious symbols and garb on the job ...

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