Les avocats des six appelants ont avanc\u00e9 des arguments convaincants selon lesquels le projet de loi 21 ne devrait pas \u00eatre prot\u00e9g\u00e9 par l’utilisation de la clause d\u00e9rogatoire par le Qu\u00e9bec. Ils ont fait valoir que la loi n’est pas conforme \u00e0 l’architecture de la Constitution du Canada et qu’elle porte atteinte aux protections de la Charte – y compris les droits linguistiques des minorit\u00e9s et les droits d\u00e9mocratiques – qui ne peuvent pas \u00eatre annul\u00e9es par la clause d\u00e9rogatoire. <\/p>\n
L’avocat b\u00e9n\u00e9vole de l’ACLC, de la NCCM et de Mme Hak, David Grossman, a averti la Cour que l’utilisation effr\u00e9n\u00e9e de la clause d\u00e9rogatoire pourrait permettre \u00e0 une simple majorit\u00e9 l\u00e9gislative de modifier la Constitution par des moyens d\u00e9tourn\u00e9s. Il a soutenu que c’est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment ce que fait le projet de loi 21 en sapant un principe constitutionnel fondamental : la participation \u00e0 la fonction publique doit rester ouverte aux personnes de toutes origines – un principe ant\u00e9rieur \u00e0 la Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration et fondamental pour une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 libre et d\u00e9mocratique. <\/p>\n
L’avocate de l’ACLC, Olga Redko, a \u00e9galement soutenu que le Qu\u00e9bec n’avait pas comp\u00e9tence pour adopter les dispositions du projet de loi 21 qui interdisent aux fonctionnaires de porter des symboles religieux. Elle a soutenu que ces dispositions rel\u00e8vent du pouvoir f\u00e9d\u00e9ral en mati\u00e8re de droit p\u00e9nal car elles visent \u00e0 faire respecter un code moral d’\u00c9tat par le biais d’interdictions assorties de sanctions. <\/p>\n
L’ACLC est extr\u00eamement reconnaissante \u00e0 Olga Redko, David Grossman et Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Lyonnais de IMK LLP pour leur excellente repr\u00e9sentation pro bono.<\/p>\n
Les auditions se poursuivent demain.<\/p>\n
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