Quebec’s ban on religious symbols — and a measure that suspends constitutional rights — are being tested in a case with far-reaching repercussions.
In a top court case with far-reaching consequences for Canadian unity, opposing sides clashed this week over an increasingly used measure to override constitutional rights that, one lawyer warned, could give rise to a “mini-Trump” in Canada.
The long anticipated case at the Supreme Court of Canada focuses on a 2019 Quebec law on secularism and religious symbols. But it also touches on many sensitive issues that have torn at Canada — the balance of power in its federation and the distinct nature of the French-speaking province of Quebec.
