1/12 🇨🇦 ⚖️ CANADA'S HISTORIC SUPREME COURT CLASH OVER BILL 21 ⚖️ 🇨🇦

The highest court wrestles with Quebec’s secularism law and the notwithstanding clause.

At stake: the raw balance between government power and human rights.

Source: The Globe And Mail
#WorldPolitics #CdnPoli #QcPoli #Bill21 #LawSky

Lorne Gunter: Feds' attack on notwithstanding clause an attack on Canadian federation It’s too bad federal government lawyers were at the Supreme Court this week arguing against Quebec’s use of the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause in conjunction with that province’s controversial ...

#Bill21 #cdnpoli Lorne Gunter: Feds' attack on #notwithstandingclause an attack on Canadian federation ca.news.yahoo.com/lorne-gunter...

‘We’re not teetering on the edge… of fascism’: SCC hears intervenors, closing arguments in Bill 21 case Thursday was the fourth and final day of a historic four-day hearing on a notwithstanding clause case

#cdncourts #SCC#notwithstandingclause edge… of fascism’: SCC hears intervenors, closing arguments in #Bill21 case. Thursday was the fourth and final day of a historic four-day hearing on a notwithstanding clause case www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general...

ANALYSIS | 6 key moments from the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law | CBC News Four days of hearings in the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21, are over. While the hearings dealt mostly with complex legal questions, there were some moments that revealed ...

Four days of arguments — exceptionally long for a #SupremeCourt case — dealt mostly with complex questions regarding the mechanics of Canada’s #notwithstanding-clause. #Bill21
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Podcast: Québec’s :flagqc: Bill 21 challenged in the Supreme Court

Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+ABGavgQRTuk
CBC Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1419...

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"To date we’ve seen no persuasive empirical basis for the affirmation that a hijab, turban or kippah worn by a school teacher undermines state neutrality, influences students’ beliefs or causes demonstrable harm." --Jack Jedwab #Bill21 #Quebec

Bill 21 at the SCC: Day 4 - CCLA

Any following the #SupremeCourt of #Canada hearings on the use of the #NOTWITHSTANDING #CLAUSE and constitutionality of #Bill21.

Canadian Civil Liberties Association Presser March 26, 2026

I've been watching the #Bill21 hearings this week and it's wild that Section 33 is considered the 'lynchpin' of the Canadian constitution. Maybe I'm dumb, but I think a cute little clause that lets the government take away the right to habeas corpus for 5 years with no judicial review is ... bad?

'Canada is not going to become a fascist country!' - Canadian Supreme Court Justice (mildly paraphrased)

I'm feeling super good about the future of Section 33 and the future of Canada. By far the most exciting part of the #Bill21 presentations.

Apparently, the constitution is sacred to the province that refused to ratify it.

#Bill21 #PolQC #Canada #Quebec #CDNPoli #PolQC

National divide emerges over notwithstanding clause at Supreme Court hearings on Bill 21 | CBC News Legal arguments at the Supreme Court challenge into Quebec’s secularism law Wednesday focused on how provinces use the notwithstanding clause, exposing a national divide. Some provinces agree with Que...

👇🇨🇦"National divide emerges over notwithstanding clause at Supreme Court hearings on Bill 21"
#NotwithstandingClause #Quebec #Bill21

1/11 🇨🇦 OTTAWA CLASHES WITH PROVINCES AT TOP COURT 🇨🇦

The federal government is fighting Ontario and Alberta over the notwithstanding clause.

Ottawa wants limits, but the provinces are pushing back.

Source: The Globe And Mail
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Bill 21 hearing: SCC asks Quebec, orgs whether courts can declare Charter breaches in s. 33 cases Quebec asked the SCC to uphold its use of the notwithstanding clause on day two of a historic hearing

Charter nothwithstanding and #Quebec secularism law #Bill21 hearing: Supreme Court Canada asks Quebec, orgs whether courts can declare Charter breaches in s. 33 cases. #scc www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general...

Interested in the Charter of Rights and nothwitstanding clause challenge against #Quebec secularism law #Bill21 before Supreme Court Canada you can read all the documents [there are a lot] and watch webcasts of hearing here: scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...

Read for yourself: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms s33 notwithstanding clause. Plain reading; any bill for any reason passed into law can suspend specified Charter Rights for max of 5 years [ensuring an election during valid suspension period]. Re #Quebec #Bill21 Secularism law before #SCC.

Quebec's secularism law heads to Canada's Supreme Court Canada's Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Quebec's Bill 21, which bars some public sector workers, including teachers, from wearing religious symbols.

#Quebec #Bill21 Secularism law: A secularism law some women say makes them feel like 'outsiders' heads to Supreme Court Canada. #scc #religion #cdnpoli www.bbc.com/news/article...

What’s at stake as Supreme Court hears challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21 | Globalnews.ca From the use of the notwithstanding clause to state secularism to Quebec's unique place within Canada, constitutional law experts say the case will result in a major new precedent.

Supreme Court Canada began hearing challenge to #Quebec secularism law known as #Bill21, a case that could spur ripple effects across the country, most notably the notwithstanding clause in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. #scc #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1174216...

Our Charter Rights Are What Is at Stake The Bill 21 appeal is about the notwithstanding clause, Charter rights, and limits on government override — not provincial power

Our Charter rights are what is at stake here. Clarity on this is important.
I wrote this to bring the issue back to where it belongs: your personal rights and freedoms.

open.substack.com/pub/paulstew...

#CharterRights #Bill21 #NotwithstandingClause #Section33

‘Why don’t you just say it out loud?’: SCC justices grill Bill 21 challengers in historic hearing Appellants challenged Quebec’s use of the notwithstanding clause on day one of a four-day hearing

Charter Rights and notwithstanding clause [suspends specified Charter Rights for a limited time]: ‘Why don’t you just say it out loud?’: Supreme Court Canada justices grill #Bill21 [secularism law of #Quebec] challengers in historic hearing. #scc #religion www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general...

🔴 LIVE — To Avi Or Not To Avi? 🦫

🇨🇦 The NDP leadership vote is coming on the 29th — with a clear front-runner.

Will there be an “anyone-but-them” push at the finish? 🤔

Plus Bill 21 heads to the Supreme Court. 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3mz...

#cdnpoli #NDP #Canada #bill21 #news

Secularism, anticlericalism, and Bill 21

#bill21 #Quebec #politics #quepol #canada

1/5 🇨🇦 ⚖️ JUSTICE MINISTER FRASER REJECTS USE OF DISALLOWANCE POWER ⚖️ 🇨🇦

Justice Minister Sean Fraser refuses to use federal powers to strike down provincial laws invoking the notwithstanding clause. A party debate looms.

Source: The Star
#DemocracySky #CdnPoli #CanPoli #Bill21 #Law

Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Quebec Nationalism, Laïcité, and the Limits of Liberal Canada The Bill 21 hearings are about whether Canada can continue to function as a multinational federation in which different societies interpret liberal principles in different ways.

The Bill 21 case may show the real limit of the 1982 Constitution.

The courts can decide the law — but they may not be able to hold together a country that no longer agrees on what liberal democracy means.

southof45.substack.com/p/bill-21-at...

#Canada #Quebec #Bill21 #Charter #Federalism

A Supreme constitutional clash: Canadians’ rights against government powers The landmark hearing on Bill 21 could bring the notwithstanding clause – and Canada – into uncharted territory

Uncharted territory: At Supreme Court’s Bill 21 hearings, the constitutional consensus of the 1980s faces a 21st-century test

A great primer by David Ebner on the landmark #Bill21 hearings this week at the Supreme Court of Canada;
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #cdnpoli

Lawyers challenging Quebec's Bill 21 tell Supreme Court it violates Constitution, sets dangerous precedent | CBC

Quebec’s #Bill21 violates our Charter rights and remains a stain on Canada’s history since it passed in 2019 - and I urge all Canadians to follow this week’s hearings as it is challenged in the highest court. #cdnpoli

Top court to hear arguments on Quebec secularism law, use of notwithstanding clause - Montreal | Globalnews.ca A challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, will be heard at the Supreme Court of Canada beginning Monday, with the notwithstanding clause at the heart of arguments.

Challenge of #Quebec’s secularism law, known as #Bill21, will be heard at Supreme Court Canada beginning Monday, with [Charter Rights] notwithstanding clause at the heart of arguments. #scc globalnews.ca/news/1174190...

Five things on the Bill 21 Supreme Court hearings this week in numbers MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada will begin hearing arguments Monday over Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21.

Charter Rights: Five things on #Quebec #Bill21 [secularism law banning religious symbols] Supreme Court Canada hearings this week in numbers. 142 lawyers participating, 51 interveners, 4 respondents all from Quebec. #scc www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Five things on the Bill 21 Supreme Court hearings this week in numbers MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada will begin hearing arguments Monday over Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21.

Five things on #Quebec's #Bill21 Supreme Court hearings this week in numbers ca.news.yahoo.com/five-things-...

#Quebec's #Bill21 lands in the Supreme Court, with #notwithstandingclause in spotlight ca.news.yahoo.com/quebecs-bill...

1/21 🇨🇦 QUEBEC'S BILL 21 -- A SUPREME CONSTITUTIONAL CLASH 🇨🇦

The Globe and Mail's David Ebner reports on a historic test at the Supreme Court: Can governments override our Charter rights?

Source: The Globe And Mail
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