Anti-racism advocates are calling on key political leaders in Canada to publicly renounce Quebec’s Bill 21 “secularism” law during this election campaign. “It’s intolerable that all federalist party leaders have not come together to unequivocally stand against the law, and support legal challenges to defend the rights of Canadians under the Charter. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) said Bill 21 harms immigrant and racialized communities in particular. “It has been almost two years of second-class citizenship for Quebecers who wear religious symbols such as the hijab, kippah, or turban. We promised that we would not stop fighting until second-class citizenship ends for all Quebecers,” said Yusuf Faqiri, NCCM director of Quebec affairs.

Source: thestar September 01, 2021 08:50 UTC