04 September 2019

For campaigning federal politicians, our freedoms take a back seat to votes

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-for-campaigning-federal-politicians-our-freedoms-take-a-back-seat-to/?fbclid=IwAR0lli7KZ5Rnuu5P2WTqptgsyCJiPgswRpp1j7iW1KMMpUALwHQmX9ADLJ4

Amrit Kaur, a young woman from Quebec, has been in the news this month because of her decision to take a teaching job in Surrey, B.C.
Ms. Kaur is Sikh. She wears a turban. She earned an education degree in university, but graduated this year at the same time that the Quebec government enacted Bill 21, a discriminatory law that prohibits many provincial employees – including teachers – from wearing religious headgear or symbols at work.
Because of this restriction, Ms. Kaur has accepted a teaching position at the other end of the country, where she will be free to dress as she chooses ...

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