In today’s episode, we take a look at some ways lawmakers have legalized Islamophobia through niqab bans and other restrictive policies.
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Despite decades of bickering and hand-wringing, Canada continues on. National tensions, in and of themselves, are not leading us to poor policy outcomes.
As an employer, how will the Québec government’s duty to reasonably accommodate the needs of its employees conflict with its plan to ban religious symbols among some civil servants?
Québec is pushing to ban public servants from wearing religious garb even as the crucifix hangs in its legislature. It’s ironic and hypocritical for a province that prides itself on secularism.
The notwithstanding clause in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms has seldom been used. But it’s not totally gathering dust, and now Ontario Premier Doug Ford is threatening to wield it.
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Saskatchewan
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Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Windsor
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Chargé de cours en droit du travail à la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Montréal et à Polytechnique Montréal, chercheur doctoral au CRIMT et avocat membre du Barreau du Québec, Université de Montréal
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Executive Director, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, and Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Full professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Public Policy, Université de Montréal
