Many attendees argued the effect of the Quebec government’s proposed bill runs counter to the ideals of neutrality it claims to uphold
People hold up signs during a demonstration opposing the Quebec government's newly tabled Bill 21 in Montreal, Que., on Sunday, April 14, 2019.A coalition of federal, provincial and municipal politicians added their voices to those opposing Quebec’s proposed secularism bill on Sunday as they joined community leaders and citizens in denouncing the legislation as discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Housefather took particular aim against Quebec Premier Francois Legault’s choice to invoke the notwithstanding clause to block potential legal challenges, saying the population at least has a right to know if a bill is unconstitutional. The protesters included the dean of McGill University’s Law school, teachers, school board representatives, municipal politicians and citizens such as 13-year-old Zachary Richard, who stood with his mother waving a sign that read “Let us all be one, in our own way.”
Steinberg decided not to attend despite rejecting multiple demands to apologize, including from Legault and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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