Quebec politicians seemingly feel it is inappropriate for 'outsiders' to involve themselves in the business of their province. These same politicians are happy to intervene in other provinces' affairs though, particularly when it comes to minorities.
At the very start of the election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not entirely dismiss the possibility of some intervention on Quebec’s Bill 21. This prompted Quebec Premier François Legault to ask all party leaders to permanently stay out of this purely provincial matter.
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer was quick to heed the call, suggesting that it was not the place of the federal leaders to encroach on the province’s jurisdiction. Legault also secured support for his stand from provincial Liberal leadership front-runner Dominique Anglade (a former member of Legault’s political party) who echoed the premier’s view that any decision regarding Bill 21 – the province’s law banning many public servants from wearing religious symbols – had to be made by Quebecers only.
Quebec politicians seemingly feel it is inappropriate for “outsiders” to involve themselves in the business of their province, and in particular when it comes to concerns expressed by “their” minorities. But they don’t always follow their own rule when it comes to other provinces.
At the very start of the election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not entirely dismiss the possibility of some intervention on Quebec’s Bill 21. This prompted Quebec Premier François Legault to ask all party leaders to permanently stay out of this purely provincial matter.
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer was quick to heed the call, suggesting that it was not the place of the federal leaders to encroach on the province’s jurisdiction. Legault also secured support for his stand from provincial Liberal leadership front-runner Dominique Anglade (a former member of Legault’s political party) who echoed the premier’s view that any decision regarding Bill 21 – the province’s law banning many public servants from wearing religious symbols – had to be made by Quebecers only.
Quebec politicians seemingly feel it is inappropriate for “outsiders” to involve themselves in the business of their province, and in particular when it comes to concerns expressed by “their” minorities. But they don’t always follow their own rule when it comes to other provinces.
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