Federal Government Would Join Challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21 at Supreme Court

Federal Government Would Join Challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21 at Supreme Court
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 16, 2022. Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press
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The federal government will join a legal challenge to Quebec’s religious symbols law if it reaches the country’s highest court, Justice Minister David Lametti said Wednesday.

“When it arrives at the Supreme Court of Canada, it is by definition a national issue, and we will be there,” Lametti told reporters in Montreal.