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 HoverDispatch Coffee, and Magic Spoon.

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