FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 10, 2022
CCLA REACTS TO ACS-LÉGER STUDY ON EFFECTS OF BILL 21
TORONTO — Gillian Moore, Equality Program Director for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, made the following statement:
Today, the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) released the largest study of minority religious communities affected by Bill 21 – a law that bans religious symbols for certain public sector workers in Quebec, to date. The results are staggering, but unsurprising.
Under the guise of advancing neutrality, social harmony and equality, Bill 21 disproportionately harms Muslim women – along with Sikhs, Jews, and members of other minority religions.
