Ottawa Citizen: Niqab bill is a statement of shared values

Op-Ed by Shauna Van Praagh, associate professor and associate dean in the Faculty of Law at McGill:

"The government of Quebec has tabled a law meant to establish guidelines for responding to individual complaints of discrimination and related claims for accommodation. While some voices -- often influenced by related debates in France -- clamour for tighter restrictions on external signs of internal religiosity and community adherence, there appears to be general acceptance of the substance and form of this new bill…"

Click here to view the article on the Ottawa Citizen website.