And a good ol’ fashioned war of words broke out between Quebec and Ottawa on Wednesday. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti indicated he will join the challenge of Bill 21 , Quebec’s secularism law, after all, once it reaches the Supreme Court of Canada. And hey, he’ll be keeping an eye on how the newly minted language law is implemented, too.
19 January 2025
2015: Supreme Court sides with Quebec Catholic school on religious freedom
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/top-court-rules-on-catholic-schools-right-to-opt-out-of-quebecs-ethics-course/article23533643/
The decision Thursday handed a victory to Loyola High School, which went to court over a Quebec program that sought to teach ethics and world religions from a neutral standpoint. At the same time, the top court helped define some of the boundaries of Quebec’s goal of state secularism ...
"A secular state respects religious differences; it does not seek to extinguish them," the court said ...
Constitutional lawyer Julius Grey says Thursday’s ruling strikes a blow against “strident secularism” in Quebec.
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