Impossible to tell this story without the extraordinary kindness, help generosity, ridiculous generosity of the swimmers and families that handed to me giant duffle bags, that they took out of their garages, musty, underneath beds and papers and nazi memorabilia. Australian papers, photos, little tiny badges, trophies of all sorts and handed them to me and said, you take these home to the mainland. You take these home to the mainland. Strangers, what person is going to give a stranger their stuff and believe theyll bring it back . He handed it to me. Huge handing bag, bill smith, he walked out with like four shopping bags and said, you take these. 5,000 sources that they gave me. 5,000 pieces of information to put it together, so without their generosity and their kindness, and im giving it back to them in a book. I have to, its their story, right, they own it. I dont own it. Thats the pleasure in having finished the threeyear swim club is having sent this book off to those still livin
The English Montreal School Board is holding a special meeting to decide whether to take its case against Quebec s secularism law to the Supreme Court of Canada.
The Palais de justice courthouse in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Photo: Ken Lund/Flickr.
Leading Jewish groups expressed disappointment on Wednesday after the Quebec Superior Court largely upheld a bill that effectively bans the wearing of religious symbols by most public service workers.
According to the official government explanatory notes, “Bill 21: An Act Respecting the Laicity of the State,” approved in 2019, will “prohibit certain persons from wearing religious symbols while exercising their functions” in public service, and that “personnel members of a [public] body must exercise their functions with their face uncovered,” along with “persons who present themselves to receive a service.”