Tagged With "Quebec Secularism Bill"

Premier appoints Benoit Charette, environment minister, to lead fight against racism Charette says he does not believe being white disqualifies him. In addition to leading the province's fight against climate change, Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette is now being asked to lead the charge against racism. ...Montreal's first anti-racism commissioner, Bochra Manaï, has come under fire for her work to oppose Quebec's secularism law. For more on this story, go to CBC news .

"Premier François Legault took a moment at the beginning of Wednesday's Covid-19 public health press briefing to address the recent rise in femicides in Quebec..." To read more, visit the website https://globalnews.ca/news/7676126/legault-violence-against-women-quebec/

There's more news in Quebec on this front unfortunately. A resource on femicide: https://femicideincanada.ca/about/types https://femicideincanada.ca/fr Here are some news links (English and French resources): https://montrealgazette.com/op...s-women-and-children https://montrealgazette.com/ne...ses-spate-of-murders https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada...t-pandemic-1.5961774 https://ici.radio-canada.ca/in...femicides-en-un-mois https://ici.radio-canada.ca/es...nes-23-pourcent-2020 ...

By Jonathan Montpetit · CBC News · Posted: May 04, 2021 "Government says it will table reforms this fall to prioritize prevention, children's rights. The Quebec government will table reforms this fall to the province's youth protection laws, indicating it supports the main conclusions of a landmark report into child-care services. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's junior health minister, said Tuesday the reforms will force authorities to prioritize the child's interests when making decisions about...