A Sikh teacher has challenged Quebec’s Bill 21 after the law required her to remove her turban and kirpan to work as a teacher. The legislation prohibits certain public sector employees in Canada from wearing visible religious symbols at work. The case is now before the Supreme Court of Canada and centres on whether it infringes fundamental freedoms and other constitutional protections while reflecting the province’s commitment to state secularism. The outcome could have wide implications for religious expression, minority rights, and the limits of government authority in a multicultural democracy.
