If Quebec Wins on Bill 21, What Does That Mean for the Rest of Canada?

Canada has long liked to imagine itself as a country of settled principles.

We tell ourselves that we are governed by law, anchored by rights, moderated by institutions, and protected from excess by a constitutional order that applies equally from coast to coast. We speak of the Charter almost as though it were a sacred civic covenant: a national commitment that certain freedoms are above politics, above temporary passions, and…