“Legault’s denial has partly been shaped by his defense of Bill 21, which many see as systemic racism since it discriminates against Quebecers with visible religious symbols from being hired or promoted in their careers. While supporters of Bill 21 defend it as a secularism for everyone, the fact remains that legislation that violates the Canadian constitution, the Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms and penalizes and stigmatizes racial and religious communities, while completely bypassing and unaffecting the majority is literally the definition of building bias and discrimination into the system. Like systemic racism, even if it isn’t malicious or ill-intended, laws that create two-tier citizens or install unnecessary barriers to integration and success are dangerous and damaging.”
Cult MTL
2020-06-16