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schema:articleBody	A Quebec court on Tuesday upheld most of a controversial secularism law -- excepting English-speaking teachers, for example -- that prohibits public servants from wearing religious symbols at work in the Canadian province. Quebec in 2019 legislated the ban on wearing a crucifix, yarmulke or hijab, as well as enshrined into law a previously adopted rule that denies government services to people wearing face veils. The Quebec Superior Court sided with the government on the ban, except as it applies to elected officials and Quebec's English school boards -- which have special constitutional minority rights. Akin to similar measures in France, the law was designed to preserve Quebec's break with religion -- notably the Catholic Church, which prior to the 1960s had a stranglehold on local politics -- and reconcile its contemporary secular identity with a growing Muslim population. Opponents including National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association went to court to try to have it quashed, saying it was discriminatory, as well as "cruel and callous." Lead plaintiff Ichrak Nourel Hak testified that the law made her "feel excluded from Quebec society" and shattered her dreams of teaching at a local public school, because she did not wish to remove her hijab. The Quebec law is arguably at odds also with Canada's multicultural policy, which was brought in by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's father Pierre Trudeau and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Expecting a court challenge, however, Quebec's government made it clear from the start that it would invoke a rarely-used constitutional clause to quash any successful rights challenges. et-amc/bgs
schema:headline	Court upholds most of Quebec secularism law
schema:mentions	Kingdom of France Plaintiff Riigikogu Provinces and territories of Canada Crucifix Minority rights Secularism Pierre Trudeau State school Prime Minister of Canada Quebec Catholic Church Hijab English language Justin Trudeau Court Canada Muslims Canadian Civil Liberties Association Province of Canada Quebec Superior Court Kippah Privileges or Immunities Clause
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schema:datePublished	2021-04-20 (xsd:date)
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