
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.







The statement provoked the committee’s “strong indignation” and is “incompatible with the obligations set out in the Official Languages Act and the expectations of the Canadian public,” according to the motion tabled in the House and adopted almost immediately by a unanimous 





