Canadian Bar Association calls on Quebec to drop notwithstanding clause from Bill 21

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Audrey Boctor said the Quebec government is depriving citizens of the ability to make an enlightened decision about legislation that limits the rights of religious minorities

Quebec Premier Francois Legault leaves his office and walks to question period on April 3, 2019 at the legislature in Quebec City.The Canadian Bar Association has come out against Quebec’s pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause to shield its controversial secularism bill from court challenge.

Bill 21, introduced last Thursday, would prohibit public sector workers deemed to be in positions of authority, including school teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job.The inclusion of the notwithstanding clause blocks citizens’ from challenging the bill over violations of fundamental rights protected by the federal and provincial charters.

 

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acoyne Along with rest of Canada 🇨🇦 Very inappropriate use of “non-withstanding clause” of Charter, as it violates Human Rights

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