MPs Push for Ottawa to Challenge Quebec Secularism Law

MPs Push for Ottawa to Challenge Quebec Secularism Law
A Canadian flag flies near the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Pressure is mounting on the Liberal government to challenge Quebec’s Bill 21 after a teacher wearing a hijab was removed from her classroom earlier this month.

“[Bill 21] cannot be allowed to stand unchallenged,” Salma Zahid, Liberal MP for Scarborough Centre, said in a Dec. 13 statement.