Bill 21, also called “an act respecting the laicity of the State” was passed on June 16, 2019. Its goal was to uphold the secularism of Quebec. To do so, the act formally outlawed the wearing of religious symbols by civil service employees in positions of authority. This entails police officers, judges, but also teachers in the public sector. Inevitably, Bill 21 received a lot of criticisms on the basis that it is a discriminatory legislation. Moreover, Bill 21 it is said to violate Section 23 of the Canadian Charter protecting the right to education in the language of the linguistic…