Liberal MPs want Trudeau to take on Quebec's Bill 21, say he risks losing Grits' base

Liberal MPs want Trudeau to take on Quebec’s Bill 21, say he risks losing Grits’ basePollster Nik Nanos says Bill 21 is like a political 'stink bomb' for Justin Trudeau because it's popular in Quebec, which is a key building block for Liberal electoral fortunes. But if Trudeau takes any action against the law, the Liberals will lose support in the province and if he doesn't, Canadians in the rest of Canada will be disappointed.

The law is popular in Quebec and up until recently, when questioned by reporters, all three federal party leaders said that Bill 21 is a provincial issue. The province of Quebec has 78 electoral seats in the House of Commons—the second highest in the country after Ontario’s 121 seats. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that, since the case is already being challenged in court, he wants Quebecers to show their disdain with the law to their provincial government. Without making any firm commitment, Trudeau kept the door open to intervene if the issue ends up in the Supreme Court.The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and National Council of Canadian Muslims are among those challenging Bill 21 in Quebec’s court system.

“He [Mulcair] was winning that election until he did that [took a stand in support of niqab] his support evaporated overnight,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. “And when Quebecers figured out he wasn’t going to be the leader to defeat Stephen Harper, they went to the one other option they had, which was Justin Trudeau, which is why he won. The Liberals basically sidestepped on that issue through the entire campaign.

“The Liberal Party has more to lose politically if it doesn’t do anything,” said the MP. “Because the Liberal Party is built on three demographics: somewhat young people, women and minorities. You mess with the base and trust me you are [asking for trouble].” Another Liberal MP said that the party needs to take a specific action on this issue, as their constituents are not satisfied with Trudeau’s ambiguous position, which is creating a perception that Liberals are taking visible minorities, especially Muslim Canadians, for granted.

abbas_rana1 Prime Minister JustinTrudeau is respecting provincial jurisdiction. The fate of Bill 21 will be decided in court. Rest assured, sound, practical and non-political judgment of highly developed intellectual, analytical open minds will hear all sides of the argument.

abbas_rana1 This should not be a political decision. It’s a human rights issue.

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