Saturday’s demonstration in Montreal against the so-called ‘Charter of Values’ The leader of the Quebec Liberals appears prepared to do everything he can to stop the Parti Quebecois government’s proposed charter of values – including fight an election over the … Continue reading
Thousands jammed the streets of Montreal on Saturday afternoon to denounce Quebec’s proposed charter of values, calling on Premier Pauline Marois to put an end to “politics of division.” The protest march, billed as an inclusive, multicultural event, drew many … Continue reading
Montreal Demonstration against Quebec Charter of Values Montreal, Quebec, September 12th, 2013 — The Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM) invites all Montrealers of conscience to join a peaceful demonstration this weekend against the Quebec Charter of Values recently unveiled by … Continue reading
An Ontario hospital is trying to lure Quebec-trained health care workers by tapping into the controversy surrounding Quebec’s values charter. Lakeridge Health is planning to run the ad, which features a woman wearing a headscarf, in a McGill University student … Continue reading
Writing in the Montreal Gazette, Don Macpherson carries out a thorough demolition of the Parti Québécois government’s proposed “Charter of Quebec Values”.
Public employees would not be allowed to wear overt religious symbols at work under the proposed charter of Quebec values, released by the Parti Québécois today. The minister in charge of the charter, Bernard Drainville, announced at the national assembly … Continue reading
Pauline Marois is promising to end Quebec’s reasonable accommodation debate if she is elected premier on Sept. 4. With a new Quebec Charter of Secularism, a Parti Quebecois government would seek to strike a balance between protecting the province’s values … Continue reading
“The lunacy which has dominated the discourse coming out of Quebec over the last year has finally been countered with a dose of sanity. In a historic vote this Monday, the ruling Parti Québécois (PQ) suffered a major defeat after … Continue reading
Hundreds of people marched in the streets of Montreal Friday evening to mark the International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and denounce the Parti Québécois’s proposed secular charter. While the protest stopped outside PQ Premier Pauline Marois’s offices … Continue reading
A Parti Quebecois candidate has resigned after it was learned he posted a “F— Islam” photo on Facebook. Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois said candidate Jean Carrière, 25, offered his resignation this morning and she accepted it after Quebec media … Continue reading