ֱ News - bill 21 /channels/news_feeds/all/term/bill%2021/rss en Quebec's Court of Appeal upholds Bill 21, with a few exceptions | CBC /channels/channels/news/quebecs-court-appeal-upholds-bill-21-few-exceptions-cbc-356191 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>February 29, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a> speaks on "Breakaway with Alison Brunette" and "Let's Go with Sabrina Marandola" on the upholding of Bill 21 and what the ruling means. The law bans certain employees in the public sector from wearing religious symbols while on the job.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pearl_eliadis_cbc_radio_feb_2024.png?itok=oFrNXaGp" width="160" height="182" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:52:31 +0000 webfull 198666 at /channels Experts: 2022 Quebec election results /channels/channels/news/experts-2022-quebec-election-results-341037 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>François Legault has been elected for a second mandate as Quebec premier with a majority government. Addressing supporters at his campaign headquarters, Legault told a large crowd that some of his key priorities will be the economy and tackling inflation. (<a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/more-proud-more-rich-legault-wins-2022-quebec-election-with-a-majority-government-1.6094461">CTV News</a>). </p> <p>Here are some experts from ֱ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/quebec-election.jpg?itok=_n0gW9YH" width="160" height="109" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">7 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:11:21 +0000 webfull 183454 at /channels Experts: Does Quebec's secularism law speak to the younger generation? /channels/channels/news/experts-does-quebecs-secularism-law-speak-younger-generation-338520 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Researchers from ֱ and Concordia universities have <a href="https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/research/law-21.html?utm_source=vanity&amp;utm_campaign=law21">teamed up</a> to examine how Quebec's secularism law, Law 21, is affecting the career choices and experiences of discrimination of students, particularly in the province's faculties of law and education. The law, which bans some public servants, including teachers in the public system and prosecutors, from wearing religious symbols at work, was implemented in June 2019.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:57:27 +0000 webfull 178862 at /channels More than half of students who took part in survey on Law 21 say they will leave Quebec to find work /channels/channels/news/more-half-students-who-took-part-survey-law-21-say-they-will-leave-quebec-find-work-338442 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Researchers from ֱ and Concordia universities have teamed up to examine how Quebec's secularism law, Law 21, is affecting the career choices and experiences of discrimination of students, particularly in the province's faculties of law and education. The law, which bans some public servants, including teachers in the public system and prosecutors, from wearing religious symbols at work, was implemented in June 2019.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/microsoftteams-image.png?itok=jj0Wk1DA" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:28:53 +0000 webfull 178776 at /channels Group representing hijab-wearing teachers launches appeal against Bill 21 decision | Global News /channels/channels/news/group-representing-hijab-wearing-teachers-launches-appeal-against-bill-21-decision-global-news-330589 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>April 21, 2021 | “The decision touches on virtually every aspect of the Canadian political landscape as it affects fundamental human rights. I cannot think that this will not go to the Supreme Court of Canada.” <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/pearl-eliadis">Pearl Eliadis</a>, human rights lawyer and professor at the Max Bell School, is quoted in this article concerning the recent ruling by the Quebec Court of Appeal to uphold Bill 21.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/zibik-shvnofp3opk-unsplash.jpg?itok=aNs0-TyZ" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:51:12 +0000 webfull 170064 at /channels Experts: Federal elections 2019 /channels/channels/news/experts-federal-elections-2019-299979 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Here are the ֱ experts available to comment on the upcoming Canadian Federal Election. The election is scheduled to take place on October 21, 2019.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:59:03 +0000 webfull 152300 at /channels Experts: Secularism Bill 21 /channels/channels/news/experts-secularism-bill-21-296982 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Legislative hearings into Quebec's secularism bill started yesterday and will run until May 16. Here's an expert from ֱ that can provide comment on that issue:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 08 May 2019 15:00:20 +0000 webfull 149094 at /channels