QUEBEC CITY — From a civil libertarian standpoint, the federal party leaders’ positions on Bill 21, Quebec’s new restrictions on certain civil servants’ attire, are all pretty appalling. The Liberals and Justin Trudeau could lay dubious claim to the most stringent opposition — they have “left the door open” to intervening in court challenges — but only if they did so quietly. Instead they boast of it just like it’s something for the self-styled “party of the Charter” to be proud of.
Mind you, today’s Liberals and New Democrats hadn’t much claim to be stalwart defenders of religious rights to begin with. The fiasco over summer jobs funding suggests many of them don’t quite understand that they actually still exist — that the government of the day has a responsibility not to discriminate even against religious beliefs it finds odious. Trudeau’s MPs, led by Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, often seemed completely baffled by the controversy.
That’s certainly true of modern Conservatives as well. When it comes to national security, for example, the authoritarian wing of the party long ago locked the libertarian wing in the brig. But on religious freedom specifically, they have the most admirable record. They have more than one campaign plank about it.
The party has certainly strayed, especially when backed into a corner: Under Stephen Harper it shamelessly exploited angst over women wearing niqabs and burkas at citizenship ceremonies, in courtrooms and at polling stations. But it was, for example, Brian Mulroney’s Tories who brought in changes allowing Mounties to wear turbans.
It’s not federal jurisdiction moron! Quebec and every other province can pass heir own laws! This one happens to be very good! Provincialautonomy 👍
Trudeau said he may fight it, but it's Trudeau so you won't give him any credit.
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