Voices of reason needed in Bill 21 debate

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If speaking out from outside Quebec only strengthens Quebec Premier Francois Legault and his Coalition Avenir Quebec, and sets them up for a bigger win in next year’s election, then what have you accomplished, asks Andrew Cardozo. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CARDOZO

January 14, 2022

OTTAWA—To get involved or not to get involved in Bill 21 in Quebec—if you are from outside Quebec. That takes some serious consideration. It is clear law, in the Act Respecting the Laicity of the State. There are lots of slogans like: if you disagree, speak up, don’t look the other way. So on...

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