The Quebec Court of Appeal will not allow the English Montreal School Board to hire teachers who wear religious symbols while an appeal of a lower court decision on Quebec’s secularism law is being decided.
A federation representing 45,000 Quebec teachers is taking the government to court over Bill 21, accusing the province of violating the fundamental rights of teachers across the province.
Protesters against Quebec's secularism law said on Sunday, October 27, 2019, that they aren't giving up the fight to overturn Bill 21, with or without politicians on their side.
The English Montreal School Board has filed a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, arguing it contravenes minority language education rights and should be struck down.
Quebec's Education Department admitted on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, it began surveying schools months ago about how many employees wear religious symbols on the job.
