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Quebec urged to respect Supreme Court decision on asylum seekers’ daycare access

March 21, 2026

Advocacy groups and former politicians are urging Quebec officials not to override a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare, as some political leaders say they are open to using the notwithstanding clause.



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A Quebec judge says Canada cannot have a separate judicial system for immigrants who come into conflict with the law amid a national debate over the role immigration status plays in sentencing. Provincial court Judge Dennis Galiatsatos made the observation in the case of a married immigrant in Montreal who harassed his former girlfriend for six months. The man wanted her as a second wife, which he considered acceptable under Sharia Law. “Immigration consequences cannot take a sentence out of the appropriate range or justify what would otherwise be an unfit sentence,” said...
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