It's a " publicity " full page that the Manitoba government has offered itself in all of Quebec’s digital and print media for the trifle of $ 20,000. By opening their newspaper on November 28, Quebec readers discover "21 reasons to feel at home in Manitoba". Illustrated by a young veiled woman and a man wearing a kippah, the advertisement invites public servants to come build their quarry 2,000 kilometers west in the province of Winnipeg. The importance of the French-speaking community, affordable rents, polar bears, the Blue Bombers' American football team and the multiplicity of craft beers are praised there. But the hop drink is not the main reason for attractiveness. “Manitoba officials are welcomed with open arms regardless of their religion or culture. In Manitoba, diversity is respected and valued ”, can we read. Crissss (Quebec profanity)! The "21 reasons" of this invitation to make the trunk of Quebec are nothing other than a response to law 21, namely the law on the secularism of the state.
In July, the crucifix hanging in the "Blue Salon" (nickname of the hall of the National Assembly of Quebec) since 1936 was symbolically removed.
Adopted in June by the government of François Legault (Coalition future Quebec, center right), it is the first text to explain that Quebec is "A secular state". Above all, the law introduced a first in Canada: prosecutors, police, teachers, school directors and other civil servants were prohibited from displaying any religious sign in the exercise of their profession. A "grandfather" clause nevertheless allows public service agents already in office to keep their acquired rights and therefore wear a veil, kippah or Sikh turban. In July, the crucifix suspended in the "Blue Salon" (nickname of the room of the National Assembly of Quebec) since 1936 is symbolically removed … but this is not enough to defuse criticism from opponents, who see in this law only new discrimination against Muslims.
If the Legault government relies on polls to boast of the support of Quebecers, it nevertheless had to face a difficult back to school. Young veiled women were banned from teaching in Quebec’s public schools, causing excitement among faculty and sometimes parents of students. Several associations, supported by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, have turned to the courts to strike down a law they believe is contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Request supported by feminists from the Fédération des femmes du Québec who believe that this law "Sexist" constitutes a "New form of oppression against women". The case is now before the provincial court of appeal, which is expected to rule in the next few days, and could go as far as the Supreme Court of Canada.
