Study finds that Quebec’s secularism law leaves Jews feeling pessimistic for their children’s future in the province
Quebec Jews feel less accepted and hopeful about their future, especially for the younger generation, since the province’s secularism law, Bill 21, was passed in 2019, a major study of the impact of the legislation on religious minorities indicates. Sixty percent of Jews said their sense of being accepted as a “full-fledged member of Quebec […]
Multicultural coalition meets to combat hate—but Liberal MNA David Birnbaum warns them to tread carefully when it comes to Quebec’s Bill 21
Liberal MNA David Birnbaum warned those outside Quebec to temper their criticism of the province’s secularism law, saying that Quebec has “no lessons to learn from other Canadians on racism and antisemitism” during a national forum on combating hate organized by B’nai Brith Canada. Bill 21, in force since 2019, prohibits public servants deemed to […]
Lawyer warns that Quebec’s secularism law undermines democracy
The issues raised by Quebec’s secularism law question the very notion of democracy, one lawyer argues.
Caruso Parnell: Ontario’s discriminatory law
“As a fully bilingual teacher in Ontario, with active French-language education rights, I have 30 per cent fewer job opportunities than my Catholic colleagues. The same is true for non-Catholic educational assistants, early childhood educators, psychometrists and speech-language pathologists.”
