"Mrs. Haidar has had an evolution in her way of thinking that brought her along to the Bloc Québécois as a candidate," Blanchet eventually said. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole repeated his party's pledge not to contest Bill 21, but defended the idea of public money funding court challenges. The founder of Canadians United against Hate, Fareed Khan, says he's disappointed in all of the federal leaders' responses to Bill 21. "The values of the Bloc Québécois are also mine," Haidar said, and cited Bill 21 as an example. In January, the House of Commons unanimously approved a Bloc Québécois motion to grant her jailed husband a Canadian citizenship.

Source: CBC News September 01, 2021 00:12 UTC