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78-711: The Administration Building of the EMSB is located at 6000 Fielding Avenue in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce . The building was formerly occupied by the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (PSBGM). The Government of Quebec reorganized the province's public school boards in the mid-1990s. School boards in Quebec had been organized along religious confessional lines, Catholic and Protestant , since before Canadian Confederation . The province of Quebec

156-507: A social construct that society and people can choose to adopt or disregard. A 2019 poll conducted by Forum Research reported the law enjoyed 64 per cent support in Quebec. The Parti Québécois Supports it but, said the ban did not go far enough, and that it should have been extended to public daycare workers, as in its proposed legislation. Mouvement laïque québécois supports the Bill, but they say it doesn't go far enough. Law 21

234-464: A 2017 Ipsos poll found that 76 percent of Quebecers backed Bill 62, with 24 percent opposing it. The same survey found that 68 percent of Canadians, in general, supported a law similar to Bill 62 in their part of Canada. A 2017 Angus Reid Institute poll found that 70 percent of Canadians outside of Quebec supported "legislation similar to Bill 62" where they lived in the country, with 30 percent opposing it. Several legal challenges were filed against

312-554: A culturally and linguistically diverse urban population. The cityscape and history of the community is rooted firmly in NDG's role as a home for an upwardly-mobile French Canadian middle class that developed much of the land roughly between Confederation and the First World War . The neighbourhood is characterized by traditional Montreal housing styles - notably the detached or semidetached duplex - as well as being organized along

390-506: A federal level if elected. Including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh who would personally be affected by the bill while in Quebec. Since the law was first introduced in 2019, it has faced many legal challenges. The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) filed a legal challenge against the law which aimed to stay its application. The groups argue that

468-540: A framework for requests for accommodations on religious grounds in certain bodies , introduced as Bill 62 and passed by Premier Philippe Couillard 's Liberal government in October 2017 made world headlines. The law banned a person whose face is covered from delivering or receiving a public service. Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée stated that people could seek religious exemption on a "case by case" basis. The ban has worried some Muslims who consider female veiling

546-431: A large and consistent student population residing in NDG. The visible minority population of the neighbourhood is 33%, with the ethnic breakdown of the neighbourhood varied over the territory of NDG. There is also a sizeable Afro-Canadian and immigrant community, concentrated mostly around the parts of the district north of Somerled Avenue as well as south of Sherbrooke Street, and a 'Little Italy' located south of

624-555: A mishandling of "millions of dollars". The Ministry of Education appointed former Liberal Member of Parliament, Marlene Jennings , as the trustee in November. At 92.4 percent, the English Montreal School Board has the highest rate of students who earn a high school diploma among all public school boards in Quebec. This success rate is considerably higher than the provincewide average of 81.8 percent, and

702-667: A necessary part of their religion, defining the move as Islamophobia . The ban also worried Sikh men, who would be unable to wear their religious headgear. There were calls for criticism, arguing that the bill unfairly targets specific religions rather than all of them. This argument arises because some religious garments are easier to remove or hide under regular clothing such as crosses used in Christianity compared to turbans, hijabs, and burqas. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out against it. Several scholars have also criticised

780-522: A reduced-fare photo ID card. However, people who have their faces covered for medical reasons or for job-related requirements are exempt from these rules. The law applies when receiving government services, including: The Act also invokes section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , the notwithstanding clause, and states that the Act shall have effect notwithstanding section 2 of

858-432: A secretary-general: Mtre Nathalie Lauzière, who has a key role in the board's functioning. This school board oversees 30 elementary schools, 3 elementary and secondary schools, 21 secondary schools, 7 social affairs institutions and 10 adult and vocational centres, in which over 44,000 students are enrolled. Notre-Dame-de-Gr%C3%A2ce Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (English: Our Lady of Grace ), commonly known as NDG ,

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936-507: A since-drained Lac Saint-Pierre. The first Europeans settled the area eight years after the founding of the colony of Ville Marie, on November 18, 1650. They were Jean Descarries (or Descaris) dit le Houx and Jean Leduc, from Igé , Perche , France. Both settlers received 30 acres (12 ha) of land in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, a vast territory that stretched from what would become Atwater Avenue to Lachine . The eastern part of

1014-587: A sizeable Jewish population), then from the Caribbean, and more recently from Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Concurrently, Anglophone Montrealers consolidated in the West End broadly speaking, with Montreal's Irish and Black communities shifting away from their traditional neighbourhoods (Griffintown and Little Burgundy respectively) and taking a more prominent position within the demographics of

1092-518: Is a community of communities, as there are several somewhat distinct neighbourhoods within it. Officially the community is divided into an eastern and western ward with Cavendish Boulevard serving as the bisecting line. The eastern part of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is itself split in two parts by the Décarie Expressway (running north–south), which was built in the late 1950s and resulted in the destruction of many hundreds of homes. The eastern ward

1170-584: Is a part of an ongoing decline following the enactment of the Charter of the French Language by the Québec government in 1977. Since the EMSB's creation in 1998, the board has closed 21 schools, most recently 2 elementary schools and 1 high school in 2020. The School Board's chairperson attributes the declining enrolment to Bill 101 , families moving to cities with lower home taxes, such as Laval ; and

1248-458: Is a residential neighbourhood of Montreal in the city's West End, with a population of 166,520 (2016). An independent municipality until annexed by the City of Montreal in 1910, NDG is today one half of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce . It comprises two wards, Loyola to the west and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce to the east. NDG is bordered by four independent enclaves; its eastern border

1326-605: Is associated with Montreal's multi-ethnic middle-class anglophone community, given the presence of major anglophone institutions like Loyola College of Concordia University and the MUHC super-hospital, but despite this association many residents are bilingual in French and English and speak both on a regular, if not daily, basis. Affordable housing and proximity to major anglophone post-secondary educational institutions, particularly Dawson College and Concordia University, has resulted in

1404-424: Is based on moderation. Although Trudeau initially spoke out against the idea of the bill in 2017, he did not take any actual action to prevent the bill from passing. During his election campaign in 2019, he avoided the topic as much as possible in order to maintain popularity in the polls within Quebec. The consensus among the 2019 candidates was that the bill was a provincial issue and they would not pursue action at

1482-515: Is focused around the parish church at the intersection of Décarie and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce avenue, with many of the neighbourhood's oldest buildings being found nearby. Owing to its history, the eastern ward is primarily francophone, middle class and has a strong French and Quebecois cultural and aesthetic character. The western ward developed during the interwar and post-WW2 era and is more varied in terms of housing styles, income levels, cultural representation and spoken languages. Generally speaking NDG

1560-506: Is occasionally referred to as 'Old NDG'. NDG first rose to prominence as an important middle-class suburb towards the end of the 19th century, initially populated by the (then) new white-collar workforce of the Canadian metropolis and accessible via tramways running to and from the city centre. As widespread suburbanization developed in the post-WW2 period, NDG became home to successive waves of immigrants, first from Eastern Europe (including

1638-467: Is only slightly lower than the 92.9 percent success rate for private schools. In 2019, the EMSB said it would not enforce Bill 21 , the Government of Quebec's proposed ban of public servants wearing religious symbols, stating that the board has never received a complaint from a parent or student about a teacher's religious symbol. The EMSB deployed efforts to persuade federal government to challenge

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1716-432: Is shared with the City of Westmount, Quebec , to the north and west it is bordered by the cities of Montreal West , Hampstead and Côte-Saint-Luc . NDG plays a pivotal role in serving as the commercial and cultural hub for Montreal's predominantly English-speaking West End, with Sherbrooke Street West running the length of the community as the main commercial artery. The community is roughly bounded by Claremont Avenue to

1794-454: Is situated near the geographical centre of NDG on Cavendish Boulevard , which bisects the borough into its eastern and western halves. The Benny Farm housing project was built to serve the needs of veterans returning from Second World War service, though was later designated as subsidized housing. The housing and surrounding landscaping was rehabilitated in the early 2000s, with new low-cost housing and additional public facilities built, such as

1872-522: Is situated on a long plateau extending southwest from Mount Royal, cascading in wide terraces down from Côte-Saint-Luc Road ( côte being the French word for ridge) towards the far steeper Saint-Jacques Escarpment. The land is divided, as is traditional in Quebec , in long narrow strips, an evolution of the seigneurial land division system of the province's colonial era. Thus, NDG has many avenues running north–south, but far fewer running east–west. As such,

1950-588: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms , which was amended to assert that "state laicity" is of "fundamental importance". It passed on June 16 by a 73–35 vote, with the backing of the CAQ and the Parti Québécois . The Quebec Liberal Party and Québec solidaire were opposed. The CAQ government also introduced last-minute amendments toughening

2028-660: The English Montreal School Board (ESMB), which operates Anglophone public schools in this borough, are located in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The EMSB operates 40 primaries, 17 secondaries and 32 other learning institutions with a total student population of 38,000. There are numerous private and public educational institutions within the community: French schools ( CSSDM ) English Schools The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates libraries. Actors, musicians, artists Athletes and sports officials/personalities Politicians Act respecting

2106-612: The Montreal Gazette and the French-language tabloid Le Journal de Montréal printed a special series of articles denouncing alleged nepotism and graft in the province's public school boards. The Gazette 's investigation focused almost exclusively on the hiring practices of the English Montreal School Board. Enrollment in the English Montreal School Board's schools and centres continues to decline as it does in most English-language public school boards in Quebec. This

2184-627: The Quebec Court of Appeal . The Autonomous Federation of Education also decided to bring the case to the higher court. English-language school boards must apply the statute until the appeal is decided; an interlocutory application to temporarily exempt the school boards from it was rejected by the Quebec Court of Appeal in November 2021. While the statute is supported by most of Quebec's population, some argue that it does not go far enough and should extend to daycares, while others argue that

2262-563: The Quiet Revolution in the 1960s, Quebec was heavily influenced by the Catholic Church , including the education system. The arrangement was unpopular, with many older Quebeckers later reporting negative experiences while in school. People saw the role of the church as a "necessary step on the road to modernity, to building a secular, more egalitarian society, freed from the evils of superstition". Religion came to be seen as

2340-533: The Benny Farm CLSC (a community centre with many social services including a clinic run by the provincial health ministry). The Décarie Expressway trench and the mainline of the Canadian Pacific railway each forms barriers that arguably disrupt the cohesiveness of the borough. As such, sections of NDG have unique characteristics and be characterized as well-defined neighbourhoods. As an example,

2418-565: The Canadian Charter (which protects freedom of religion and freedom of expression), and sections 7 to 15 of the Canadian Charter ( section 15 of the Canadian Charter prohibits discrimination by governments, including on the basis of religion). The Act also states that it will apply despite sections 1 to 38 of the Quebec Charter of human rights and freedoms . These provisions were included to avoid legal challenges based on

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2496-500: The Canadian Pacific line, colloquially referred to as Saint Raymond. Saint Raymond, with a population of 5915, has a black population of 18% and a Chinese population of 12%, both notably higher than Montreal as a whole. In recent years, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce has developed into a highly desirable neighbourhood for young professionals, though little gentrification has occurred outside of the Monkland Village . Geographically NDG

2574-411: The EMSB. Some teachers complained the international students did not have the necessary language skills to participate in the classroom and as a result the overall quality of education was diminished. At least one teacher resigned over the issue. In 2019, the EMSB was placed under partial trusteeship under investigation for alleged mismanagement and ethical violations, after a preliminary report revealed

2652-706: The Glen Yards, adjacent to the Vendôme intermodal station and the Loyola campus of Concordia University (situated next to the Montreal-West commuter rail station , respectively). Public schools, libraries, places of worship, parks, playgrounds, and public athletic facilities, including a local chapter of the Montreal YMCA , are distributed throughout the area. Housing tends towards the antique, with much of

2730-537: The National Assembly invoked the notwithstanding clause . However, the court did rule that the law was inoperative with respect to English-language school boards and members of the National Assembly as it infringed on their constitutional rights, which argues that minority language rights cannot be overridden by the notwithstanding clause. The Government of Quebec appealed the judgment to

2808-461: The State asserts that Quebec is a "lay State". The laicity of the state is based on four principles: According to the second paragraph of section 4, "State laicity also requires that all persons have the right to lay parliamentary , government and judicial institutions , and to lay public services". Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said all religious symbols, regardless of the size of

2886-487: The aesthetic of the early 20th-century first-ring suburb has been preserved. Additionally, NDG is well-served by public transit, including numerous bus lines, two Métro, and two commuter train stations, allowing the area to be one of the most 'walkable' in the entire city. NDG is well known for many large parks including NDG Park (known as Girouard Park), Loyola Park, Trenholme Park, Benny Park, Somerled Park, and Parc de la Confédération. The area has three indoor hockey arenas:

2964-412: The area. Today NDG is a cosmopolitan mixed-income urban neighbourhood highly sought after by young professionals. The multitude of services, including parks and other green spaces, schools, clinics, and major institutions, make it an ideal neighbourhood to raise a family close to the centre of the city of Montreal and its Central Business District. The vintage and antique housing is generally well kept and

3042-698: The ban. The ban was challenged by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims in the Quebec Superior Court . Meanwhile, the Parti Québécois (PQ) and the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) argued the ban was not extensive enough. Some journalists accused Couillard of supporting the ban for "perceived political advantage", while a majority of the general public expressed their support for this move. With regard to public opinion,

3120-830: The basis of violating minority language rights. Calgary City Council and Edmonton City Council voted unanimously to condemn Bill 21 with mayors Naheed Nenshi of Calgary and Don Iveson of Edmonton urging other municipal governments to speak out against Law 21. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh said that he would support federal intervention in court to challenge Law 21. Federal antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler has called Law 21 "discriminatory", adding that "It does not so much separate religion and state as it authorizes state interference with religion". William Steinberg compares Bill 21 to "ethnic cleansing" as it discriminates against minority religions that have more requirements for religious clothing and headgear. Prior to

3198-617: The bill was introduced. The statute operates despite the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms , and also notwithstanding certain sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . On April 20, 2021, the Superior Court of Quebec upheld most of the law, despite stating that the law violates the freedom of expression and religion of religious minorities (especially Muslim women), because

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3276-592: The board's commissioners has received significant coverage in Montreal's English-language media, most notably the Montreal Gazette . This competition, for the most part, had previously pitted Catholics vs. Protestants. That division has recently become much less significant, however. But the harmonization of the previous boards' administrative policies and the debate over school closings due to declining enrollment have been especially inflammatory. In 2005, both

3354-497: The borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce . Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is bounded on the east by the border with Westmount and Côte-des-Neiges , the south by the Saint-Jacques Escarpment , and the north by Côte-Saint-Luc Road , extending west to the border with Montreal West . "Westmount Adjacent" is a term applied by realtors to a district along the eastern edge of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, located in between

3432-473: The city of Westmount to the east, the Décarie Expressway to the west, De Maisonneuve Boulevard to the south, and the lands of Villa Maria private Catholic girls school to the north. Both of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce's metro stations, Vendôme and Villa-Maria , are located in the area. The construction of the Décarie Expressway forced the displacement of 285 families and had a major impact on

3510-409: The community is characterized by several prominent boulevards where commercial activity is concentrated. This design element also traces its history back to the earliest urban design planning native to Canada. NDG is almost exclusively residential and institutional in nature, defined in part by major Anglophone civic institutions anchoring its eastern and western ends. These are the MUHC hospital at

3588-456: The construction occurring between 1910 and 1940 and providing a unique mix of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Beaux-Arts influences on traditional Quebecois architectural styles. There a variety of housing styles found in the borough, though the dominant and favoured style remains the red brick duplex row-house. Adding to its residential appeal, the community is well known for its tree-lined streets and general walkability . An important housing project

3666-504: The east, Côte-Saint-Luc Road to the north, Brock Avenue in the west, and Highway 20 and the Saint-Jacques Escarpment to the south. At the time of Montreal's founding in 1642 most of the land stretching past Mount Royal to the northwest was a vast forest running the length of a long, narrow ridge known as the Saint Jacques Escarpment. The area that was to become Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was founded along that ridge, near

3744-489: The eastern part of Monkland Avenue that was revitalized in the 1990s. The Décarie Expressway is a major sunken urban highway that runs north–south and splits eastern NDG into two segments. Several bridges connect both sides of the borough for both vehicles and pedestrians. The following is a list of street names in the area and what/who they're named after: The Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM) operates Francophone public schools. The administrative offices of

3822-422: The eastern side of the autoroute trench. NDG is also served by a variety of STM bus lines offering various service levels: 10-minute maximum (6:00-21:00) 10-minute maximum (6:00-14:00 East)(14:00-21:00 West) Local (day) Express (day) All night The major commercial streets are Monkland Avenue , Somerled Avenue and Sherbrooke Street West. Monkland Village comprises a cluster of businesses on

3900-556: The freedoms guaranteed by the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms , and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . The Quebec Liberal Party government confirmed that it would not appeal the suspension of the key article of its Religious Neutrality Act . The Government of Quebec preferred to wait for a judgement on the substance and constitutionality of the law. If the Liberal government had been re-elected in

3978-444: The general decline in birth rates. The EMSB had the highest voter turnout among all school boards in Quebec, with 21%. In 2016, EMSB was investigated by UPAC, the Quebec anti-corruption squad, in regards to its international student programs. The allegations relate to several Asian recruitment companies that were paid millions of dollars by the EMSB to facilitate the enrolment of foreign students, who in turn paid high tuition fees to

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4056-505: The general election on October 1, 2018, Premier Philippe Couillard said he would be ready to go to the Supreme Court of Canada , if necessary, to defend Bill 62. From his previous comments on the matter, Couillard was not likely to preserve the face covering the ban by invoking section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , the notwithstanding clause. Couillard stated that his government, in passing Bill 62, did not use

4134-438: The historic land division system developed by for agricultural purposes during Quebec's colonial period (i.e. long, rectangular city blocks running perpendicular to a river or ridge). It is a predominantly residential neighbourhood with considerable appeal to a wide variety of Montrealers, owing principally to its local cultural cachet, proximity to the urban core of the city, and wide variety of commercial and public services. NDG

4212-517: The laicity of the State The Act respecting the laicity of the State ( French : Loi sur la laïcité de l'État ), introduced and commonly referred to as Bill 21 or Law 21 , is a statute passed by the National Assembly of Quebec in 2019 which asserts that Quebec is a lay state (secular state). It prohibits the wearing of religious symbols by certain public employees in positions of authority and those who were already in office when

4290-482: The law and a judge ruled that the face-covering ban cannot be applicable while analyzed by another court, because of the irreversible injury it may cause some women of the Muslim faith. Another judge granted an injunction on that section questioned in court by the National Council of Canadian Muslims with the participation of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association . In the judgment of the court, said section contravenes

4368-408: The law bans public workers in positions of "authority" from wearing religious symbols, specifically while they are on duty. According to the text of the bill, the laicity of the state is defined by a neutral religious stance, keeping state and religious affairs apart, as well as promoting equality and freedom of conscience and religion among citizens. The first section of An Act Respecting laicity of

4446-423: The law is unconstitutional, irreparably harms religious minorities, and constitutes "state-sanctioned second-class citizenship". The Quebec Court of Appeal later granted the petitioning organisations leave to appeal the claim for an injunction. The Coalition Inclusion Quebec announced a challenge to the ruling at the Quebec Court of Appeal in order to strike down the entire law. A 29-day hearing into challenges to

4524-540: The law was heard in the Quebec Superior Court in 2020. In April 2021, Quebec Superior Court judge Marc-André Blanchard ruled that the law violated the freedom of expression and religion of religious minorities (especially Muslim women). Blanchard stated the law "in one way [violates] their freedom of religion, and in another, [does] the same in regards to their freedom of expression, since clothing constitutes both pure and simple expression, and also

4602-464: The law, making provisions for a minister to verify that it is being obeyed and to demand corrective measures if necessary. The Parti Québécois in 2013 under Premier Pauline Marois proposed the Quebec Charter of Values , a law banning the display of "ostentatious" religious symbols, but they were unable to pass it before losing an election some months thereafter. An act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide

4680-459: The legal challenges described below. The Coalition Inclusion Quebec is taking legal action on the basis that Law 21 specifically targets Muslim women. The Coalition Inclusion Quebec is challenging the use of the notwithstanding clause because it cannot be used against Section 28 of the Charter, regarding gender discrimination. Another court case is being filed by the English Montreal School Board on

4758-584: The legality of Quebec CAQ government's 2021 Bill 96 for a ruling to the Supreme Court. The Director General of the EMSB is Nick Katalifos, who is the school board's chief administrative officer. Structurally, the EMSB has two Assistant Directors General: Jack H. Chadirdjian and Pela Nickoletopoulos. The school board also has three regional directors: Demetrios Giannacopoulos (west sector), Darlene Kehyayan (east sector), and Angela Spagnolo (adult education and vocational services). The school board also has

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4836-490: The manifestation of a religious belief." Nevertheless, he upheld most of the ban as the government had invoked the notwithstanding clause . However, he ruled that the provisions were unconstitutional, to the extent they applied to English-language school boards, as the notwithstanding clause cannot be used to restrict minority language rights protected by the Canadian Charter Rights and Freedoms . Similarly,

4914-513: The most well-known and respected organizations. NDG Baseball joined Baseball Québec in 2022 after many years and several championships as part of Little League Quebec. NDG is home to the Montreal Exiles Rugby Football club (www.montrealexiles.com) who have mini-rugby teams (NDG Dragons) at U-6, U-8, U-10 U-12 and U-14 levels, Junior rugby at U-18 and senior men's rugby. Founded in 2011, the senior men's side featured in

4992-474: The neighbourhood, severing the easternmost part from the whole and leading to the area being referred to as Westmount Adjacent — a term implying housing costs and lifestyles more on par with Westmount, one of the most affluent communities in North America, rather than NDG which as a whole is more middle income. Broadly speaking Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a middle class first-ring residential suburb with

5070-549: The notwithstanding clause by design, asserting that the court would uphold his government's limited ban as reasonable and justified. The Quebec Liberal Party said the law would go too far, particularly with respect to Muslim women, and continued to advocate a ban only on religious clothing which covered the face, such as the niqab . Québec solidaire said that it was opposed to any ban on the wearing of religious symbols. Quebec Liberal leadership candidate, Dominique Anglade , argued that "We are all in favour of secularism , but not

5148-423: The object, would be prohibited, but not religious tattoos or hairstyles such as Rastafarian dreadlocks . The law affects: A grandfather clause exempts some public workers as long as they continue to hold the same job, at the same institution. The law also outlines rules that require people to uncover their faces to receive a public service for identification or security purposes, such as taking public transit with

5226-563: The provincial finals in 2011, losing to Westmount in the semi-final, and again in 2012 winning the Division C league and Cup. Their home field is Confederation Park. The public transport agency that operates transit bus and rapid transit services in Montreal is the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). The orange line of Montreal's Metro runs through the borough, following the Décarie Expressway with Villa Maria and Vendôme located on

5304-457: The public Doug Harvey Arena (formerly Confederation Arena) and the private Lower Canada College High School and Concordia University ( Ed Meagher Arena ) rinks. NDG is also home to the NDG YMCA , which includes a pool, gym, and recreation programs for youth and adults. The community is home to several sports organizations for both children and adults, with NDG Hockey and NDG Baseball being

5382-553: The sliver of NDG running between the rail line and the Saint-Jacques Escarpment (from Cavendish Boulevard to the Décarie Expressway) is known as St. Raymond's and has a strong association with Montreal's Italian community. Another section, separated from the rest of NDG by a highway trench and sharing a border with Westmount, is closer to where the village of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was founded, and as such

5460-570: The statute is discriminatory against religious groups like Muslims, Jews, and Sikhs . Disapproval of the statute is more widespread in English Canada than in French Canada . The conservative, nationalist party Coalition Avenir Québec had campaigned for a law related to laicity during the 2018 provincial election . After CAQ gained a majority in the National Assembly of Quebec, it introduced Bill 21 on March 28, 2019. As enacted,

5538-575: The territory split off in 1874 as the village of Côte-Saint-Antoine, later renamed Westmount ; a section then split off the western edge in 1897 to become Montreal West . In 1853, construction of the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was completed. In December 1876, the Municipality of the Village of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was established through proclamation. In 1906, the village of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

5616-629: The unresolved constitutional debate between Quebec and the rest of Canada. The EMSB officially began operations on July 1, 1998, after the English sectors of the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (PSBGM), the Montreal Catholic School Commission (CECM), the Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer and the Commission scolaire Sainte-Croix were amalgamated to form the EMSB. The political infighting among

5694-495: The village developed around the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce which was the head church of the seven parishes on the western part of the Island of Montreal . It was around 1920 that Anglophones began settling in NDG, resulting in the construction of numerous schools and churches. The Décarie Expressway opened to motorists in 1966, in time for Expo 67 . Since 2002, the area has been administratively attached to Côte-des-Neiges as

5772-583: The way it was done with Bill 21." The Parti Québécois said the ban did not go far enough, and that it should have been extended to public daycare workers, as in its proposed legislation. Gérard Bouchard and Charles Taylor , authors of the Bouchard-Taylor report on reasonable accommodations, raised concern that the law makes the province not look like a "decent society" and will only feed an intolerance toward minorities. Various forms of resistance to Law 21 have emerged since its inception. Some are

5850-587: Was debated in the 2019 federal election . Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet stated this was a provincial matter and not relevant to the federal government's jurisdiction but did campaign in favour of Law 21. When explaining why being called a nationalist to Canada Press is not seen a pejorative, Joseph Yvon Thériault, a sociology professor at University of Quebec at Montreal , compared Bill 21 to stricter legislation in European countries such as France and Belgium as an argument that Quebec nationalism

5928-734: Was guaranteed a confessional public school system by the British North America Act, 1867 , now known as the Constitution Act, 1867 . The provincial government was required to ask the federal government to amend the Canadian Constitution if it were to reorganize school boards along linguistic lines (English and French). The amendment was passed by both the House of Commons and the Senate, notwithstanding

6006-401: Was incorporated as a town. On June 4, 1910, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce was annexed to the city of Montreal. It was during this period that the long-established Descarries family reached its peak. Daniel-Jérémie Décarie (1836-1904) was mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce from 1877 to 1904 and his son, lawyer Jérémie-Louis Décarie (1870-1927), was a Quebec parliamentarian. In May 1912, Décarie Boulevard

6084-478: Was officially designated, running north–south from Côte-des-Neiges and the Town of Mount Royal in the north to Saint-Henri and Côte-Saint-Paul in the south (a section of the road was already known as Décarie Avenue). In 1908, the first tramway made its appearance in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, running around the north side of Mount Royal from Snowdon Station to the intersection of Mount Royal and Parc avenues. Gradually

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