Quebec’s Bill 21 and the ban of religious symbols

 

Since the introduction of the Bill, CLF (L’Alliance des chrétiens en droit) has been advocating for the rights of openly religious lawyers and other professionals in Quebec who have been affected by Quebec’s Bill 21.

 
 
 
 
““Bill 21 bans many Quebecers from wearing religious symbols at work. It therefore violates a foundational right of any free and democratic society: the right to openly and publicly identify as religious. Bill 21 purports to be advancing religious neutrality, but it is promoting the exact opposite: a public square which is hostile, not neutral, toward religion. This is unacceptable.””
— Derek Ross, CLF's Executive Director & General Counsel
 
 
 

INTERVENTION at the Court of Appeal for Quebec

 

CLF (L’Alliance des chrétiens en droit) has been granted leave to intervene in the litigation challenging Quebec’s Bill 21 at the Court of Appeal for Quebec. Read more below, including our factum filed with the Court:

 
 
 

CLF’s Advocacy: Submissions to the National Assembly

 

Christian Legal Fellowship was one of the first legal organizations in Canada to denounce Bill 21. Our written submission to Quebec's legislative committee was endorsed by 116 lawyers, law students, and retired jurists from Quebec and across Canada. 

 
 
 

Public Engagement

“Bill 21 offends the constitutional doctrine of neutrality to religion” by Prof. Brian Bird and Derek Ross - Policy Options

Defending human rights starts at home - The Lawyer’s Daily

 
 

Legal updateS

 

Bill 21 Ruling
Quebec court finds “laïcité” law (mostly) keeps to the letter of the Charter – but not so much its spirit

Legal Update on Bill 21
Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal to stay Bill 21