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Jews and other Canadians Before Confederation

The historical relationship between Jews and other Canadians, particularly with French Canadians, is not merely fundamentally important, it is also quite controversial. Phyllis Senese wrote in 1977 that “the history of antisemitism in Quebec remains to be written” and that, further, “a great deal of superficial and shallow writing on antisemitism in Quebec is in […]

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The Charter of Values and Freedom of Religion in Quebec

The “Charter of Values,” or Bill 60, is being presented to the public by the present Quebec government as a “social project, “ essentially like that of the Charter of the French Language, or Bill 101 . Therefore, we must consider it in this light. In the case of the predominance of the French language […]