Montreal's largest English school board is stepping up its legal fight with Quebec over the secularism law. The English Montreal School Board is bringing its case against the province's contentious Bill 21 in front of Canada's Supreme Court. Global's Brayden Jagger Haines reports.Quebec’s largest English-language school board will move forward in its fight against the province’s controversial secularism law, known as Bill 21.
Quebec Premier François Legault has roundly defended Bill 21 over the years, saying it has support from the majority of Quebecers.Under the law, school boards cannot hire new teachers who wear religious symbols. The EMSB says the secularism legislation prevents it from hiring new staff during an ongoing teacher shortage.Current employees who do wear religious symbols also cannot change jobs or advance in their careers, the school board added.
While 12 of the EMSB commissioners voted in favour of the motion to appeal the latest ruling, one voted against based on grounds of the mounting financial legal burden. So far, the board has spent $1.3 million on the court challenges over five years.Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said Thursday the provincial government is willing to defend its religious neutrality law in Canada’s highest court. He also questioned the EMSB’s use of public funds to challenge Bill 21.
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