Government Proposals: Human Rights Commission

Human Rights Commission: The Human Rights Commission looked at the recent proposals outlined by Democratic Institutions Minister Bernard Drainville as he prepares the Charter of Quebec Values, and found they fly in the face of the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms adopted by Quebec in 1975, according to CTV. The Commission said it does not normally speak on government proposals, but said in this case the proposed Charter of Quebec Values is so divisive, and so clearly in violation of current law, it felt it had no choice and Quebec's Human Rights Commission says many of the restrictions on religion the Parti Quebecois government is proposing in its Charter of Quebec Values would be a violation of fundamental human rights. "The government's proposals are cause for serious concern. They represent a clear break with the text of the Charter," said Human Rights Commission president Jacques Fremont. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.