A Canadian Supreme Court Case Could Test the Country’s Unity

In a top court case with far-reaching consequences for Canadian unity, opposing sides clashed this week over an increasingly used measure to override some rights in Canada’s Constitution.

The long anticipated case at the Supreme Court of Canada focuses on a 2019 Quebec law on secularism and religious symbols. But it also touches on many sensitive issues that have torn at Canada — the balance of power in its federation and the distinct nature of the French-speaking province of Quebec.