Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
In January 2026, the New Enlightenment Project organized an online conversation between Michel Virard, founder of the Association humaniste du Québec, and Leslie Rosenblood, Secular Chair of CFIC, regarding Quebec’s Bill 21. No issue has split the secular community in Canada like Bill 21; the secularism law prohibiting public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols. Several secular organizations have come out strongly in favour of the legislation, with some saying its only flaw being that it doesn’t go far enough.
In January 2026, the New Enlightenment Project organized an online conversation between Michel Virard, founder of the Association humaniste du Québec, and Leslie Rosenblood, Secular Chair of CFIC, regarding Quebec’s Bill 21. No issue has split the secular community in Canada like Bill 21; the secularism law prohibiting public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols. Several secular organizations have come out strongly in favour of the legislation, with some saying its only flaw being that it doesn’t go far enough.
