Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Quebecers should know ruling before election, PQ says

Bill 21, enacted in 2019, bars public school teachers, police officers and other authority figures in Quebec from wearing religious symbols on the job. The Coalition Avenir Québec government says the law is necessary to keep religion out of the public sphere. With Monday’s arguments from opponents of the law on the record, Tuesday brought the other side — and a sharply different view of the notwithstanding clause. Subscribe to The Gazette on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCiiiXY1ue6nb7iqY8o8f62w You can also find The Gazette on: X: https://twitter.com/mtlgazette TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mtlgazette LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/the-montreal-gazette Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mtlgazette.bsky.social The Montreal Gazette is the oldest daily newspaper in Quebec, founded in 1778, and publishes in English, serving the greater Montreal area. It covers local, national, and international news with a focus on politics, culture, and community issues relevant to Quebecers.