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Hearings to begin on proposed Quebec law targeting veiled women

By INGRID PERITZ The Globe and Mail | October 17, 2016 Quebec opens another difficult debate over the place of religion and minorities in the province with hearings Tuesday into a proposed law that would ban veiled women from receiving government services. The parliamentary hearings launch as questions about identity, religion, tolerance and immigration are again roiling the political waters in Quebec. The new legislation, “An Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for religious accommodation requests in certain bodies,” tabled by the Liberals last year, would make it illegal to ...

Hearings to begin on proposed Quebec law targeting veiled women

By INGRID PERITZ The Globe and Mail | October 17, 2016 Quebec opens another difficult debate over the place of religion and minorities in the province with hearings Tuesday into a proposed law that would ban veiled women from receiving government services. The parliamentary hearings launch as questions about identity, religion, tolerance and immigration are again roiling the political waters in Quebec. The new legislation, “An Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for religious accommodation requests in certain bodies,” tabled by the Liberals last year, would make it illegal to ...

Quebec judge had no legal basis for asking woman to remove hijab, higher court says

Superior Court 'deeply regrets' treatment of Rania El-Alloul by lower court Judge Eliana Marengo By Steve Rukavina CBC News | October 6, 2016 A Quebec Superior Court justice has strongly criticized a lower court judge's insistence that a Montreal woman, Rania El-Alloul, remove her hijab in order to have her case heard in court. "The court sympathizes with Ms. El-Alloul and deeply regrets how she was treated," wrote Justice Wilbrod Décarie in a decision released this week. The remarks represent a rebuke of controversial comments made last year by Quebec Court Judge Eliana Marengo. During a hearing in February 2015, Marengo told ...

Quebec judge had no legal basis for asking woman to remove hijab, higher court says

Superior Court 'deeply regrets' treatment of Rania El-Alloul by lower court Judge Eliana Marengo By Steve Rukavina CBC News | October 6, 2016 A Quebec Superior Court justice has strongly criticized a lower court judge's insistence that a Montreal woman, Rania El-Alloul, remove her hijab in order to have her case heard in court. "The court sympathizes with Ms. El-Alloul and deeply regrets how she was treated," wrote Justice Wilbrod Décarie in a decision released this week. The remarks represent a rebuke of controversial comments made last year by Quebec Court Judge Eliana Marengo. During a hearing in February 2015, Marengo told ...

News Release (Eng/Fre): Quebec Court says judge was wrong to ask Montreal woman to remove hijab

-For Immediate Release- (Montreal– October 6, 2016) A Quebec superior court judge has ruled that a Montreal woman should not have been asked to remove her hijab during her appearance in a Montreal courtroom in 2015. In a ruling issued Monday, Judge Wilbrod Decarie wrote that Judge Eliana Marengo’s requirement that Ms. El-Alloul remove her headscarf before hearing her case was against the law. “The Tribunal sympathizes with Ms. El-Alloul and deeply regrets how she was treated,” reads the judgement, issued in French. Legal counsel for Ms. El-Alloul appeared in court on September 22, 2016 to seek clarity about the rights of ...

News Release (Eng/Fre): Quebec Court says judge was wrong to ask Montreal woman to remove hijab

-For Immediate Release- (Montreal– October 6, 2016) A Quebec superior court judge has ruled that a Montreal woman should not have been asked to remove her hijab during her appearance in a Montreal courtroom in 2015. In a ruling issued Monday, Judge Wilbrod Decarie wrote that Judge Eliana Marengo’s requirement that Ms. El-Alloul remove her headscarf before hearing her case was against the law. “The Tribunal sympathizes with Ms. El-Alloul and deeply regrets how she was treated,” reads the judgement, issued in French. Legal counsel for Ms. El-Alloul appeared in court on September 22, 2016 to seek clarity about the rights of ...

(Eng/Fre) Montreal woman denied right to wear hijab in Quebec courtroom goes to court today

-For Immediate Release- (Montreal– September 22, 2016) Legal counsel for Ms. Rania El-Alloul, the Montreal woman who was asked to remove her headscarf by a Court of Quebec judge last year, will appear today to seek clarity about the rights of citizens to access the courts while wearing religious clothing. The motion will be argued today by renowned constitutional and human rights lawyer Julius Grey, of Grey Casgrain, and Catherine McKenzie, accomplished lawyer with Irving Mitchell Kalichman (IMK). The NCCM’s vice-chair and lawyer Khalid Elgazzar will also be in attendance. The motion names the Attorney-General of Quebec as well as the ...

(Eng/Fre) Montreal woman denied right to wear hijab in Quebec courtroom goes to court today

-For Immediate Release- (Montreal– September 22, 2016) Legal counsel for Ms. Rania El-Alloul, the Montreal woman who was asked to remove her headscarf by a Court of Quebec judge last year, will appear today to seek clarity about the rights of citizens to access the courts while wearing religious clothing. The motion will be argued today by renowned constitutional and human rights lawyer Julius Grey, of Grey Casgrain, and Catherine McKenzie, accomplished lawyer with Irving Mitchell Kalichman (IMK). The NCCM’s vice-chair and lawyer Khalid Elgazzar will also be in attendance. The motion names the Attorney-General of Quebec as well as the ...

NCCM condemns vicious attack on Sikh man in Quebec City

Calls on authorities to press hate crime charges (Ottawa – April 2, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, condemns the vicious attack on an Ontario Sikh man during a visit to Quebec City over the Easter long weekend. According to a media report, which includes video of the assault, Supninder Singh Khehra was looking for a taxi cab with his friends in Quebec City when three young men approached him and began to beat him up, motioning to his turban. One man has been charged with assault. "Canadians are united against hatred of any kind,” says NCCM Executive Director ...

NCCM condemns vicious attack on Sikh man in Quebec City

Calls on authorities to press hate crime charges (Ottawa – April 2, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, condemns the vicious attack on an Ontario Sikh man during a visit to Quebec City over the Easter long weekend. According to a media report, which includes video of the assault, Supninder Singh Khehra was looking for a taxi cab with his friends in Quebec City when three young men approached him and began to beat him up, motioning to his turban. One man has been charged with assault. "Canadians are united against hatred of any kind,” says NCCM Executive Director ...