(CBC) Canada’s top court has refused to look at whether Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols should be suspended until the case is heard on its merits.
Civil rights groups had filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in January after Quebec’s Court of Appeal dismissed a request to suspend portions of the law, known as Bill 21, pending a ruling on its constitutionality.
The Supreme Court did not give a reason Thursday for denying to hear the case, as is its usual practice.
In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court said in December the law should be allowed to stand until the challenges are heard in Quebec Superior Court.
