OTTAWA – While the World Sikh Organization (WSO) of Canada is pleased that the Quebec Superior Court has struck key provisions of the province’s “secularism” law, known commonly as Bill 21, it said the battle to have the law struck in its entirety must continue.
The WSO and Quebec educator Amrit Kaur were interveners in this case. Amrit Kaur, a WSO Board member who is a practicing Sikh and wears a turban as a part of her beliefs, was forced to relocate to British Columbia in order to pursue her profession.
The WSO and Amrit Kaur were represented by Léon Moubayed, Faiz Lalani and Sarah Gorguos from Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP.