Canada-France-Quebec: a winding path to follow on fundamental freedoms

A free society generally chooses to standardize the exercise of freedoms in a uniform and rational manner rather than selectively restricting them by following the path of least resistance.

Quebec Premier François Legault is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 18, 2020. Even though the sovereignty of Quebec may no longer be one of the priorities of most Quebecers, sensitive subjects such as language, race, culture, beliefs, and freedoms remain at the heart of individual identities and the social fabric, writes Pascal Desbiens.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PASCAL DESBIENS

November 11, 2020

The terror attacks in France potentially linked to the Charlie Hebdo caricatures, the tragic Halloween incident in Québec City, and COVID-19 lockdowns across the planet arguably all have to do with human rights and fundamental freedoms. Can these events help broaden a global consensus on t...

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