Challenges of a Secular Quebec

Bill 21 in Perspective

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

In 2019, the Quebec National Assembly passed Bill 21. It prohibits, among other things, certain state employees in positions of authority (including teachers, prison guards, police officers, and justices of the peace) from wearing religious symbols when providing public services. Many political commentators denounced the move as running counter to Canadian multiculturalism and human rights. Why did the government adopt this form of state secularism? And why did it garner public support? The Challenges of a Secular Quebec provides illuminating answers to these questions and explores why many Quebecers consider the law legitimate. Contributors analyze the statute from different angles to provide a nuanced, respectful discussion of its intentions and principles. Given the province's singular history in North America, the merits of the initiative to separate church and state must be considered within the Quebec context. The Challenges of a Secular Quebec calls for a legal interpretation of Bill 21 that is sensitive to this difference.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-08-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:480 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774868433
Översättare:George Tombs

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Polisrätt och vapenlagar inom Juridik
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Lucia Ferretti is a professor in the Department of Humanities at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and a specialist in socio-religious history. She is the author of numerous books, among them L'Action nationale: Le long combat pour le Québec, which covers more than a hundred years of Quebec nationalism. François Rocher is a professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, where he has held the Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair. He is a recipient of the Société Québécoise de science politique (SQSP) Prix d'excellence in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the advancement of political science.George Tombs is a translator, author, and filmmaker living in Quebec City. He has a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from McGill University and has won thirty-two awards worldwide for his university research, journalism, and creative works. He has been a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Translation and works in English and French interchangeably. Contributors: Normand Baillargeon, Marc Chevrier, Yasmina Chouakri, Charles-Étienne Gill, Micheline Labelle, Julie Latour, Roberto Perin, Guillaume Rousseau, Paul Sabourin, Patrick Taillon, Daniel Turp

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword / Roberto PerinIntroduction / Lucia Ferretti and François RocherPart 1: Things in Perspective1 Putting Things in Perspective: The Many Varieties of Secularism / François Rocher2 Beyond Defending Religious Symbols: The Desire to Put Quebec In Its Place / Lucia FerrettiPart 2: Historical and Sociological Perspectives3 Quebec: Under the Rule of its Two Cities / Marc Chevrier4 The Difficult Search for a Quebec Model of Laicity / Micheline Labelle5 Some Muslim Quebec Women and Men Are in Favour of Bill 21 / Yasmina ChouakriPart 3: Legal Perspectives6 The Laicity of the State: The Cornerstone of Individual Civil and Political Rights / Julie Latour7 Arguments Relating to the Unconstitutionality of the Act Respecting the Laicity of the State: A Massive Rebuttal / Daniel Turp8 Rights Guaranteed Equally to Both Sexes, the Notwithstanding Clause, and the Act Respecting the Laicity of the State: Overview and Contribution to the Debate from a Quebec Perspective / Guillaume Rousseau9 Laicity in the Light of Institutional Dialogue in Canada / Patrick TaillonPart 4: Educational Perspectives10 The Medium is the Message: There's No Point Cluttering Educational Communication / Charles-Étienne Gill11 Thinking About Laicity Today with Ferdinand Buisson / Normand Baillargeon12 Secularism and the Symbolic: The Quebec School as a Place of Immanent Knowledge / Paul SabourinConclusion: The Fate Of Bill 21 in the Courts and in Public Opinion in English Canada / Lucia Ferretti and François RocherList of Contributors; Index