If left unchecked, Quebec’s niqab ban risks redefining Canada as we know it
Even if the law’s objective can be established as pressing and substantial, it will be difficult to meet the rational connection test, requiring that the law achieves its objectives, through minimal impairment of religious freedoms protected under the Charter.
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard in passing Bill 62, known as “Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality," is stirring controversy by restricting face covering, a practice largely followed by Muslim women. The objective of an anticipated political gain, seems striking. Quebecers face a provincial election in the fall of 2018 and an Angus Reid poll found that one in five Quebecers said Bill 62 would be “one of the most important factors” when it comes to choosing
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