Could conscientious objection defeat Quebec's secularism law?
Constitutional lawyer Julius Grey says Quebec’s proposed secularism law could be fought using the tactics of the civil disobedience movement that helped speed the end of the Vietnam War, undo segregation laws in the United States and abolish federal abortion laws in Canada.
“Defying the law is a well-established legal activity in certain circumstances,” Grey told the Montreal Gazette. “It has to be very narrowly circumscribed — there has to be a very special conscience-driven concern. I think there may be an issue in this case if you are asked not to hire certain people, or promote certain people.Precedents can be found in the actions of U.S.
But in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s there was considerable debate on the concept of civil disobedience and what famed American philosopher John Rawls called “conscientious refusal.” The office of Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette did not respond to questions Monday regarding how defiant institutions would be penalized. Spokesperson Marc-André Gosselin said all parties are invited to take part in the parliamentary debates on the issue, and “we are confident that at the end of the process, they will apply the law.”
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