The Quebec government is calling for a Supreme Court of Canada judge to recuse himself as the court deliberates whether to hear an appeal involving the province’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. The province says Justice Mahmud Jamal doesn’t have the “required impartiality” to hear the case because he was chairman of the Canadian … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 29, 2024 2:29 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province’s secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada. The Fédération … Read more
The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the province’s secularism law is constitutional and a lower court was wrong to exempt English school boards from the law, known as Bill 21. In a unanimous decision, the province’s highest court upheld the law that prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority — including teachers, … Read more
