17-07-2017 22:14 via montrealgazette.com

St-Apollinaire cemetery referendum result not binding: Julius Grey

A civil-rights lawyer says Quebec City Muslims would probably win a court victory if they contested a weekend referendum that narrowly rejected a cemetery for the community.
“Referendums are not binding when it comes to fundamental rights,” said Julius Grey, noting the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled “it doesn’t matter what the majority thinks of our freedom of expression and religion.”
On Sunday, residents of St-Apollinaire rejected, by a vote of 19 to 16, a plan
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