NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, he is trying to fight support for Bill 21, Quebec's controversial secularism law, among Quebecers by proving to them that a man who wears a turban does in fact share their values.
It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the hot seat during the first French-language debate.
Quebec's human rights commission is calling on the provincial government to come up with a plan to fight racism and discrimination in the wake of a new report on abuse against minorities.
An election campaign sure to feature plenty of pocketbook promises got underway amid deeper questions of ethics and values on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, as federal leaders challenged Canadians to consider the kind of country they want to vote for 40 days from now.
A prominent federal Green party candidate told an internet radio show on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, he wants Quebec to separate from Canada as soon as possible.
A Quebec school board says it refused to hire two teachers who wear religious symbols because they would not comply with the province's new secularism law.
People from various faiths gathered in a downtown Montreal church on Thursday, September 5, 2019, to declare their intention to keep battling the province's secularism law, which prohibits some public servants from wearing religious symbols on the job.
As Quebec students return to school this week, many are heading into classrooms without a full-time, qualified teacher to learn from, two Montreal-area school boards say.