TORONTO — On Sunday night, a gunman opened fire in a mosque in Quebec City, killing six people and wounding eight. Our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, called the shootings a “terrorist attack on Muslims.” Worshipers gunned down in a mosque — people here more readily associate such news with the United States than with Canada. That this happened in Quebec City has shocked many … [Read more...] about The Bigotry That Armed the Quebec Mosque Attacker
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National Post Opinion Writer Suggests Christianity is used as a tool to combat radical Islam in Quebec
The National Post – March 11, 2011 The report from the 2008 commission headed by sociologist Gérard Bouchard and philosopher Charles Taylor was supposed to clarify, finally, the boundaries where secular politics and religious accommodation could reside comfortably in Quebec. But in the three years since making public their “reasonable accommodation” recommendations, things … [Read more...] about National Post Opinion Writer Suggests Christianity is used as a tool to combat radical Islam in Quebec
Le Figaro Article Describes Welcomed Immigrants in the Province of Quebec
Every year, the province of Quebec welcomes 45,000 immigrants whose religious traditions are largely _ respected. _ In their rapport stemming from the recent Reasonable Accomodation debates in the province, sociologist Gerard Bouchard and philosopher Charles Taylor noted that _ the requests for religious holidays have become increasingly frequent, coming from Protestants, … [Read more...] about Le Figaro Article Describes Welcomed Immigrants in the Province of Quebec
Bouchard Taylor Reasonable Accommodation Report (Canada)
The long-awaited 96-page report on “reasonable accommodation” was released last week in Québec, concluding that Quebecois can no longer define themselves in terms of their French-Canadian heritage and should accept immigrants more readily. Philosopher Charles Taylor and sociologist Gérald Bouchard based the report following hearings across the province and having reviewed more … [Read more...] about Bouchard Taylor Reasonable Accommodation Report (Canada)
Details Emerge from the Bouchard Taylor Reasonable Accommodation Report
The long-awaited 96-page report on reasonable accommodation was released last week in Quebec, concluding that Quebecers can no longer define themselves in terms of their French-Canadian heritage and should accept immigrants more readily. Philosopher Charles Taylor and sociologist Gerald Bouchard based the report following hearings across the province and having reviewed more … [Read more...] about Details Emerge from the Bouchard Taylor Reasonable Accommodation Report