Quebec Government to Table Bill Extending Notwithstanding Clause for Secularism Law

Quebec Government to Table Bill Extending Notwithstanding Clause for Secularism Law
Quebec Premier Francois Legault responds to the Opposition during question period, at the legislature in Quebec City on Jan. 31, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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The Quebec government will table a bill on Feb. 8 aimed at ensuring the province’s secularism law—known as Bill 21—remains shielded from potential Charter challenges.

François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec government plans to renew for another five years the use of the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause that protects the law from legal challenges over violations of fundamental freedoms.