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Quebec Board Wrong to Hire Teacher Who Wore Hijab Given Secularism Law: Legault

December 10, 2021
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MONTREAL—Premier Francois Legault says a school board in western Quebec should not have hired a teacher who wore a hijab. Legault told reporters today in Quebec City the province’s secularism law, known as Bill 21, has been in place since June 2019 and the Western Quebec School Board should have respected it when hiring. It…

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Premier Legault Postpones Announcement of New Lockdown, Nightly Curfew

January 5, 2021
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Quebeckers who have been anxiously waiting for updates of a new lockdown to be released Tuesday have to wait until Wednesday, as Premier François Legault postponed his press briefing. The province announced on Monday that Legault will hold a rare 5 p.m. press conference on Tuesday. But a second announcement came a few hours later…

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