Edwin G. 1d ago

Chief justice unsure if Québec’s  Bill 21 ruling on the preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause will come before provincial election

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/06/09/chief-justice-ruling-bill-21-quebec-election/
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Le juge en chef incertain si le jugement sur l’usage préemptif de la clause dérogatoire dans la Loi 21 du Québec  sera rendu avant l’élection provinciale

https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2026-06-09/loi-sur-la-laicite-de-l-etat/une-decision-de-la-cour-supreme-n-importe-quand-a-partir-de-maintenant.php

#Canada #CANpoli #CDNpoli #Québec #QCpoli #Bill21 #Loi21

Chief justice unsure if Bill 21 ruling will come before Quebec election

Chief Justice Richard Wagner does not know if the Supreme Court of Canada will render its decision on Bill 21 on state secularism before the Quebec elections this fall, and particularly on the preventive use of the notwithstanding clause that the François Legault government used to exempt it from the exercise of certain rights. “Honestly, […]

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CBC MontrealMar 27
Key moments from Supreme Court challenge of Bill 21
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/key-takeaways-supreme-court-challenge-bill-21-9.7143807?cmp=rss
Show threadEdwin G. Mar 27

Podcast: Québec’s  Bill 21 challenged in the Supreme Court

Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+ABGavgQRTuk
CBC Listen: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1419-this-is-montreal/episode/16205330-quebecs-secularism-law-bill-21-is-tested-at-canadas-top-court

#Canada #CANpoli #CDNpoli #QCpoli #Bill21

Quebec’s secularism law Bill 21 is tested at Canada’s top court — This is Montreal

The legal challenge of Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, before the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved from a fight over whether teachers can wear hijabs in the classroom into a debate over who should get the final say when deciding questions of rights and freedoms in Canada: courts or elected legislatures? Reporter Steve Rukavina breaks down the arguments and explains why the outcome of this case will have implications across the country.

CBC CanadaMar 27
6 key moments from the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law
Four days of hearings in the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, are over. While the hearings dealt mostly with complex legal questions, there were some moments that revealed the intensity and passionate nature of the debates.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/key-takeaways-supreme-court-challenge-bill-21-9.7143807?cmp=rss
CBC OttawaMar 27
6 key moments from the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law
Four days of hearings in the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, are over. While the hearings dealt mostly with complex legal questions, there were some moments that revealed the intensity and passionate nature of the debates.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/key-takeaways-supreme-court-challenge-bill-21-9.7143807?cmp=rss
CBC Top StoriesMar 27
6 key moments from the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law
Four days of hearings in the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, are over. While the hearings dealt mostly with complex legal questions, there were some moments that revealed the intensity and passionate nature of the debates.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/key-takeaways-supreme-court-challenge-bill-21-9.7143807?cmp=rss
CBC MontrealMar 27
6 key moments from the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law
Four days of hearings in the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, are over. While the hearings dealt mostly with complex legal questions, there were some moments that revealed the intensity and passionate nature of the debates.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/key-takeaways-supreme-court-challenge-bill-21-9.7143807?cmp=rss
The Empty PressMar 26

Apparently, the constitution is sacred to the province that refused to ratify it.

#Bill21 #PolQC #Canada #Quebec

CBC OttawaMar 26
National divide emerges over notwithstanding clause at Supreme Court hearings on Bill 21
Legal arguments at the Supreme Court challenge into Quebec’s secularism law Wednesday focused on how provinces use the notwithstanding clause, exposing a national divide. Some provinces agree with Quebec’s approach while others — and Ottawa — see a need for more limits.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/supreme-court-hearings-bill-21-day-three-9.7142221?cmp=rss
CBC PoliticsMar 25
National divide emerges over notwithstanding clause at Supreme Court hearings on Bill 21
Legal arguments at the Supreme Court challenge into Quebec’s secularism law Wednesday focused on how provinces use the notwithstanding clause, exposing a national divide. Some provinces agree with Quebec’s approach while others — and Ottawa — see a need for more limits.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/supreme-court-hearings-bill-21-day-three-9.7142221?cmp=rss