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    April 29, 2021
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    #307 The Quebec Variant
    Media reacts to a perplexing Court decision on Bill 21, Quebec’s law banning some public servants from wearing religious symbols. And Rebel News is facing new scrutiny.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Tiffany Lam
    Producer
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer

    CANADALAND’s French language media correspondent Emilie Nicolas co-hosts.

    Further reading:
    • See The New York Times piece on Caolan Robertson speaking about Rebel News here
    • See The Canadian Anti-Hate Network’s statement about Rebel News’ suit here
    • See Rebel News’ statement about the Canadian Anti-Hate Network here

    This episode is supported by Hover, Dispatch Coffee, and Magic Spoon.

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