Social Discord and Second-class Citizenship
The 2019 passage of Bill 21, An Act Respecting the Laicity of the State, has changed the lives of Muslims and other religious minorities in Quebec. Quebec public servants–including teachers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and many others–are barred from wearing religious symbols like the hijab, turban, or kippah, at work. This law has forced many Quebecers, […]
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Network in Canada
The RSS, or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, is one of the most influential non-government groups in the world. It’s also the mother organization behind the party currently governing India: the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP. Yet outside of India, few know about the RSS, its agenda, and its ideas. Formed in the early 20th century, the RSS […]