AFT Bulletin, 2020-11-02

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Bill 21 Before the Courts
HAK versus A.-G. of Quebec Starts Today!

From November 2^nd (today) to December 7^th 2020, legal proceedings in which Ms. Ichrak Nourel Hak and the Attorney-General of Quebec face off against each other will take place at the Montreal Court House. Ms. Hak and her supporters will contest Bill 21, An Act respecting the laicity of the State, while the Attorney-General will defend Bill 21, as will three intervenors: the Mouvement laïque québécois (MLQ or Quebec Secular Movement), the organization Pour le droit des femmes du Québec (PDF-Q or For Women’s Rights in Quebec) and ourselves Atheist Freethinkers (AFT).

AFT’s intervention will occur at some date near the end of the proceedings, in early December. The precise date will be announced soon.

AFT On-line Event
Saturday 14^th November 2020 at 2 pm

Talk by Pierre CLOUTIER LL.M.

“What is at Stake with Quebec’s State Secularism Law, Bill 21, from a Legal Perspective”

Language : French

Technology : Zoom

The talk will be followed by a period of questions and discussion.
The Zoom link will be provided to those registered, several hours before the event.

Open to all. Free.
All participants must use a video camera and show their face throughout the meeting.

Fundraising Campaign
for our court intervention

Donate to our Legal Fund

Coming Soon

2^nd On-Line Talk (in French)
by Hamou IGGUI

On Our Web Site

Blog #120: “American—and Canadian—Indecency”, David Rand
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks appealing for calm reveal between the lines a similar indecent tendency to assign part of the blame to those fighting against radical Islam.”
Pauline Marois Supports Bill 21
Solidarity with Victims of Islamist Fanaticism
Court Intervention in Support of Bill 21
Legal Fund, Fundraising Campaign for our Court Intervention in Support of Bill 21
Press Release, 2020-09-16, LPA-AFT’s Court Intervention in Support of Bill 21