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Federal party leaders jousted over climate change, health care, foreign policy, the economy and Indigenous reconciliation during Thursday's, September 9, 2021, English-language debate — their last, best chance to sway voters before the Sept. 20 election.

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.

Opponents of Quebec's controversial secularism law vowed on Sunday, June 14, 2020, to keep up the fight to see it rescinded ahead of the first anniversary of its passing.

Three years ago, Warda Lacoste was at the centre of a fight against Quebec's attempt to ban religious face coverings for people who were giving or receiving public services.

Manitoba's premier would be better off spending money on French-language services or retaining NHL players than trying to woo Quebec civil servants to the Prairies, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Thursday, November 28, 2019, as he shot back at his counterpart's latest criticism of his province's secularism law.

Justin Trudeau says his new government has a lot of work to do to ensure it is governing for the entire country, but his MPs are warning the prime minister not to go too far to placate regions that spurned core Liberal policies and values.

Protesters against Quebec's secularism law said on Sunday, October 27, 2019, that they aren't giving up the fight to overturn Bill 21, with or without politicians on their side.

The English Montreal School Board has filed a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, arguing it contravenes minority language education rights and should be struck down.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, he is trying to fight support for Bill 21, Quebec's controversial secularism law, among Quebecers by proving to them that a man who wears a turban does in fact share their values.

It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the hot seat during the first French-language debate.

The English Montreal School Board will be the latest group to attempt a legal challenge of the application of Quebec's religious symbols legislation.

An election campaign sure to feature plenty of pocketbook promises got underway amid deeper questions of ethics and values on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, as federal leaders challenged Canadians to consider the kind of country they want to vote for 40 days from now.

A Quebec school board says it refused to hire two teachers who wear religious symbols because they would not comply with the province's new secularism law.

People from various faiths gathered in a downtown Montreal church on Thursday, September 5, 2019, to declare their intention to keep battling the province's secularism law, which prohibits some public servants from wearing religious symbols on the job.