The fine line between secularism and racism

Laïcité can easily be misunderstood

Brigitte Pellerin
Nov 5 · 6 min read

The mayor of Calgary had an important piece a while back about racism, blackface, prejudice and Bill 21. It is well worth your time. It was worth mine, for it helped make me change my mind and re-examine a lot of preconceived notions about secularism and tolerance.

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Brigitte Pellerin

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Writer | Ottawa. Books include Épître aux tartempions, Le national-syndicalisme, Down the Road Never Travelled, Not Just for Kicks, Le livre Uber (upcoming).

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