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Pearl Eliadis on Bill 94 and Quebec’s Secularism Strategy | CBC

Published: 23 April 2025
March 20, 2025 | In a CBC interview, Pearl Eliadis criticized Quebec’s Bill 94, arguing that the government is fully aware the legislation violates the Canadian Constitution. She pointed to the use of the notwithstanding clause as proof, saying it allows the government to override fundamental rights because it knows the bill wouldn’t hold up in court. Eliadis described the law as a political tactic by the Coalition Avenir Québec to win support by outdoing the Parti Québécois on issues of identity and language. Rather than promoting true secularism, she said, Bill 94 undermines constitutional protections and targets religious minorities—especially women—while using secularism as a cover for exclusion.