Quebec alleges Ottawa of "insincerity" concerning Law 21
The Quebec government, led by François Legault, has denounced the federal government's "hypocrisy" regarding the Law on secularism of the State. This comes after the Canadian government's official argument against Law 21 was presented before the country's Supreme Court on Wednesday, but remains unidentified in the provided search results.
The Minister responsible for Secularism, Jean-François Roberge, has also joined the criticism, expressing his disapproval of the federal government's argument in the challenge of law 21 in the Supreme Court. Roberge believes the federal government's stance is hypocritical because they claim not to be against secularism but are against the measure that protects it.
The Quebec Party is of the belief that the federal government's actions are an attempt to attack the Quebec model. Simon Jolin-Barrette, the Justice Minister, has accused the federal government of going through the back door to attack the sovereignty of the parliaments of Canada. Jolin-Barrette's sentiments were echoed by the Quebec Party, which condemned a "maneuver by the federal government to attack the Quebec model."
The derogation provision, or the "notwithstanding clause," has been used in Quebec to avoid having courts invalidate certain laws, including Law 21 and law 96, which were both adopted under the current government. This provision has been used preventively from the deposit of the bill in several legislative texts in Quebec.
However, Pablo Rodriguez, the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, stated that law 21 benefits from a kind of "social peace" in Quebec, and a potential Liberal government would eliminate the preventive use of the derogation provision in the law. The federal government fears that the use of the derogation provision in law 21 could cause "irreparable harm" to rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Canadian Charter.
Prime Minister Legault assured that his government would not back down in defending the law that prohibits religious signs. In response, the federal government's Attorney General argued before the Supreme Court that the use of the derogation provision could cause "irreparable harm" to the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Canadian Charter.
Opponents of law 21 may argue that they do not understand Canada or Quebec during court challenges. Jean-François Roberge remains confident that the derogation provision and the "pact" concluded with Ottawa in 1982 are not in danger. The derogation provision, as a matter of fact, can be used by legislative assemblies in Canada, including the National Assembly.
In a surprising turn of events, Jolin-Barrette believes the federal government's action is an "attack against each of the legislative assemblies in Canada." As the Supreme Court hearing continues, the future of Quebec's secularism laws remains uncertain.
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