Reservations concerning Bill 60: Human Rights Commission

The president of Quebec’s Human Rights Commission is urging that Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms not be weakened to allow the adoption of Bill 60. 

According to the Gazette, Jacques Fremont voiced the commission’s serious reservations concerning the so called values charter in Montreal on Friday.

Fremont argued that Bill 60’s major amendments to the Charter of Rights would place values above basic human rights like freedom of expression and religion.

He added that the bill is essentially unnecessary, as equality, secularism and neutrality are already established in the Charter of Rights.

The commission’s briefing also warns that if Bill 60 was to be adopted in its current form, it could risk multiplying the number of legal challenges and conflicts in Quebec.