Bad news for religious liberty, Canada’s admirable record on immigration, and Canadian conservatism
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Legault’s victory was generally considered a victory for the “centre-right” or “conservative” option in Quebec, but it is not clear what that means. Increased reliance on equalization payments, violations of human rights and hostility to immigration is not, say, Jason Kenney conservatism — or for that matter, Canada’s conservative tradition going back to John George Diefenbaker. Corporate tax cuts alone do not exhaust the conservative agenda.
On religious liberty during the pandemic, Legault refused even to consult with Quebec’s bishops. He shut down religious services and imposed a vaccine passport on houses of worship, an intolerable usurpation. But that, too, was tolerated.How weak is support for religious liberty in Quebec? So weak that the clergy are not altogether bothered about it.
Legault’s restrictions on religious attire and linguistic minorities are part of a larger animus toward “strangers,” despite many of them being multi-generational Quebecers. That the bills clearly violate human rights was made evident by Legault’s decision to exempt them from constitutional scrutiny by means of the notwithstanding clause.
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