The Quebec National Assembly unanimously passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitic incidents in the province.
The resolution says that the National Assembly âfirmly condemn the threats, violence and aggression towards Quebecers of Jewish faith, which have increased in the last weeks; that it reaffirm that in a free and democratic society, all can demonstrate or express an opinion, with respect, safety and dignity; that it reiterate the need to maintain a healthy, democratic debate regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and finally, that it recall that violence is intolerable towards anyone at any time.â
In recent days, members of the Jewish community were attacked and threatened physically and on social media in downtown Montreal, Côte St. Luc, Outremont, Hampstead and Westmount during the Israel-Hamas conflict, including by pro-Palestinian protesters. Incidents of vandalism against synagogues had taken place in the past year as well.
Give us flag emoji, Quebec tells internet. You already have one, internet responds
As it turns out, there is already a Quebec flag emoji, but not all devices may carry it, according to the Unicode Consortium.
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The motion invoked the importance of having a distinct visual identity on the internet and called on the government to ask for a flag emoji as soon as possible from Unicode.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
Tom Mulcair: Bill 96 deserves much more than nodding approval of leaders in Ottawa. Failure to defend rights comes at a cost to our unity and well-being as a country.
Trudeau le Québécois
Paul Wells: The spreading of largesse; Joly s language reform; Guilbeault s Quixotic quest and, finally, the relaxed response to Bill 96. The PM wants to win big in Quebec. Trudeau leaves a news conference accompanied by Legault in Montreal, on March 15, 2021 (Paul Chiasson/CP)
Everyone’s wondering, yet again, what Justin Trudeau’s game is in Quebec. I doubt he’d have it any other way. Here’s my best attempt to discern the Prime Minister’s thinking on what will probably be the main battlefield of the next federal election. I will need to go into some detail. Settle in.
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