{"product_id":"the-challenges-of-a-secular-quebec-bill-21-in-perspective-paperback-softback-9780774868433","title":"The Challenges of a Secular Quebec; Bill 21 in Perspective (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774868433","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Challenges of a Secular Quebec\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBill 21 in Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLucia Ferretti (Edited by), François Rocher (Edited by), George Tombs (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774868433\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, the Quebec National Assembly passed Bill 21. It prohibits, among other things, certain state employees in positions of authority (including teachers, prison guards, police officers, and justices of the peace) from wearing religious symbols when providing public services. Many political commentators denounced the move as running counter to Canadian multiculturalism and human rights. Why did the government adopt this form of state secularism? And why did it garner public support? \u003cem\u003eThe Challenges of a Secular Quebec\u003c\/em\u003e provides illuminating answers to these questions and explores why many Quebecers consider the law legitimate. Contributors analyze the statute from different angles to provide a nuanced, respectful discussion of its intentions and principles. Given the province's singular history in North America, the merits of the initiative to separate church and state must be considered within the Quebec context. \u003cem\u003eThe Challenges of a Secular Quebec\u003c\/em\u003e calls for a legal interpretation of Bill 21 that is sensitive to this difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \/ \u003cem\u003eRoberto Perin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \/ \u003cem\u003eLucia Ferretti and François Rocher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Things in Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Putting Things in Perspective: The Many Varieties of Secularism \/ \u003cem\u003eFrançois Rocher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Beyond Defending Religious Symbols: The Desire to Put Quebec In Its Place \/ \u003cem\u003eLucia Ferretti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Historical and Sociological Perspectives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Quebec: Under the Rule of its Two Cities \/ \u003cem\u003eMarc Chevrier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 The Difficult Search for a Quebec Model of Laicity \/ \u003cem\u003eMicheline Labelle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Some Muslim Quebec Women and Men Are in Favour of Bill 21 \/ \u003cem\u003eYasmina Chouakri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Legal Perspectives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 The Laicity of the State: The Cornerstone of Individual Civil and Political Rights \/ \u003cem\u003eJulie Latour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Arguments Relating to the Unconstitutionality of the Act Respecting the Laicity of the State: A Massive Rebuttal \/ \u003cem\u003eDaniel Turp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Rights Guaranteed Equally to Both Sexes, the Notwithstanding Clause, and the Act Respecting the Laicity of the State: Overview and Contribution to the Debate from a Quebec Perspective \/ \u003cem\u003eGuillaume Rousseau\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Laicity in the Light of Institutional Dialogue in Canada \/ \u003cem\u003ePatrick Taillon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Educational Perspectives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 The Medium is the Message: There's No Point Cluttering Educational Communication \/ \u003cem\u003eCharles-Étienne Gill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Thinking About Laicity Today with Ferdinand Buisson \/ \u003cem\u003eNormand Baillargeon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 Secularism and the Symbolic: The Quebec School as a Place of Immanent Knowledge \/ \u003cem\u003ePaul Sabourin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Fate Of Bill 21 in the Courts and in Public Opinion in English Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eLucia Ferretti and François Rocher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors; Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531138003224,"sku":"9780774868433","price":25.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-challenges-of-a-secular-quebec-bill-21-in-perspective-paperback-softback-9780774868433","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}