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Another Muslim teacher took the stand at the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, testifying that her hijab has no impact on her ability to teach.

As she prepares to leave politics, the Liberal MPP for Ottawa—Vanier and longtime civil-liberties advocate reflects on her 2018 showdown with the premier and the prospects for democracy in Ontario.

Quebec's proposed legislation banning religious symbols for some public servants is drawing criticism from one of the province's leading public intellectuals.

Quebec's decision to draft a bill that affects the rights of religious minorities but limits their ability to challenge the legislation suggests the Canadian court system is useless or illegitimate, the Canadian Bar Association said on Thursday, April 4, 2019.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants Quebec premier-designate Francois Legault to think carefully before proceeding with his plan to invoke the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Quebec officials announce rules: remove religious symbols or face dismissal.

MPs could soon delve into the question of whether it is appropriate for a politician to use the Constitution's contentious notwithstanding clause to override a court's decision.

Toronto’s election will proceed with the reduced wards imposed by Premier Doug Ford’s council-slashing bill, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed to stand up for the province's farmers during a briefing on NAFTA talks in Washington this week, saying on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, that any version of the trade pact had to protect the agricultural sector.

Ontario Attorney General Caroline Mulroney should step down rather than go to bat for Premier Doug Ford’s use of a loophole in the Constitution to override democratic rights, say some prominent critics.

As Ontario's legislature prepared to hold a rare midnight sitting to debate a bill that would cut the size of Toronto city council, members of Canada's legal community called on the government not to overrule a court decision striking down an earlier version of the legislation.

Ontario's Progressive Conservatives convened an emergency session of the provincial legislature on Saturday as protesters outside the parliament and opposition parliamentarians inside decried his government’s moves to slash the size of Toronto’s city council just weeks before a municipal election.

Ontario’s social services minister on Tuesday defended the Ford government’s intent to suspend constitutional rights, following a speech where she discussed the welfare of citizens.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared incredulous Wednesday at Quebec's efforts to clear up confusion surrounding its law on religious neutrality, which is widely seen as targeting Muslim women who wear face veils.

Canada's top court is expected to rule on Friday, October 1, 2021, on whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council during the last municipal election was constitutional.