Civil rights groups had filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in January after Quebec's Court of Appeal dismissed a request to suspend portions of the law, known as Bill 21, pending a ruling on its constitutionality. The Supreme Court did not give a reason Thursday for denying to hear the case, as is its usual practice. In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court said in December the law should be allowed to stand until the challenges are heard in Quebec Superior Court. If the Supreme Court judges had chosen to hear the appeal, they would have had to decide whether Quebec must suspend the law while the challenges are heard. Constitutional argumentsThe two groups have also filed a challenge in Quebec Superior Court to the law itself, arguing it is unconstitutional.

Source: CBC News April 09, 2020 13:02 UTC