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Why all Canadians’ rights are at stake in the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21
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February 23, 2026
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5:42Now PlayingQuebec’s Bill 21 bans religious symbols for some civil servants. Now, the legal battle has shifted from the ban itself to whether the province overstepped by invoking the notwithstanding clause in the text of the law, to bypass Charter rights.
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