AFT Bulletin, 2019-12-12

New On Our Web Site

• Blog #114: “The Three Pillars of Antisecularism in Canada”, David Rand
  “The principle of separation, so neglected in the English-speaking world (while paying lip service to it) is precisely a programme for protecting the State from religious interference. By emphasizing only freedom of religion for the few, opponents of Bill 21 undermine everyone’s freedom of conscience.”
• Blog #113: “The Virulence of the Globe & Mail”, David Rand
• Blog #112: “Quebec Must Enforce Its Own Law”, David Rand
• Blog #111: “Putting the Brakes On Ideological Pollution”, David Rand
• RPL Press Release 2019-12-01: Alliance for Secularism supports complaint before Canadian Judicial Council
  “The accumulation of troubling facts has convinced us that the impartiality of the process is threatened, with the risk of compromising public confidence in the administration of justice. Indeed, given the importance of Bill 21, a law implementing State secularism and of fundamental significance for Quebec society, nothing could be more harmful to the development of this issue than to have even the smallest doubt about the integrity of the judicial process surrounding challenges to the Bill.”
• AFT Press Release 2019-11-27: LPA-AFT denounces the hypocrisy and inconsistency of the Ontario legislature’s motion against Quebec Bill 21
  “By opposing Bill 21, Ontario MPPs oppose the secularization of the Quebec State and schools, while in Ontario, large sums of public funds continue to flow towards an entire provincial network of religious schools, i.e. Catholic schools,…
  By condemning the model of secularism favoured by the Quebec population and by threatening to contest that model before the courts, Ontario MPPs display an attitude of blatant xenophobia and intolerance with respect to Quebecers, as well as wanton ignorance of secularism.”
• “Why I Support Bill 21”, G. J. Violet
  “I believe in the freedom to believe but when such a symbol is worn by a representative of the state I immediately think that he or she believes in something superior to the state and might not easily be aware of the influence it can have on their decisions.… At least not wearing such symbols would vacate such concerns from the mind of many. I truly believe to do so would be to the honour of anyone’s faith since it promotes peace in the heat of all that divides us.”
• Laws Restricting Face-Coverings and Religious Symbols
• IFOP Poll: “The French and Secularism”
• Léger Poll: “Canadians’ Opinion on Secularism and Bill 21”
• …as well as several News posts

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