Quebec Religious Neutrality

• Prayer rooms banned in Quebec schools

  The order comes after Bernard Drainville said earlier this month that he had learned of at least two Montreal-area schools permitting students to gather for prayer.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2023
  
• Quebec premier slammed for tweeting pro-Catholicism message on Easter Monday

  Quebec Premier François Legault was criticized as being hypocritical for championing state secularism but also romanticizing the Catholic religion.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2023
  
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• Muslim groups pledge to monitor Quebec ban on school prayer spaces

  Muslim groups are speaking out against the Quebec government's intention to ban prayer spaces in public schools, saying they will monitor how the new rules are enforced.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2023
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• Some Tories want a tougher stand on Quebec’s Bill 21. Will that happen in the leadership race?

  The law in Quebec prohibits public servants working in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols on the job and applies to judges, police officers and teachers.

  Politics

  Mar 9, 2022
• Hampstead mayor vows to no longer use ‘ethnic cleansing’ to describe Bill 21

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said his "comments have no place in this public debate."

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
• CAQ takes softer tone on banning religious symbols but says crucifix will stay in Quebec legislature

  Coaltion Avenir Québec MNA Simon Jolin-Barrette says the crucifix in the Quebec legislature is of historical significance and is part of the province's heritage.

  Politics

  Oct 9, 2018
• Debate over religious symbols will ‘fade away’ in Quebec: Chrétien

  Jean Chrétien says Quebec's political class is "trapped" in a pointless debate over a non-existent problem: how to accommodate religious minorities.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2018
• Quebec considers legal options as judge temporarily suspends face-covering law

  The Quebec government will wait for its lawyers to study a court decision this week that temporarily suspended a law banning people from covering their faces when receiving or giving a public service before deciding on its next step.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2018
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• Quebec releases criteria for requesting exemption under religious neutrality law

  The Quebec government has released a set of six guidelines when it comes to granting requests for religious accommodations as part of its controversial religious neutrality law.

  Canada

  May 9, 2018
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• Trudeau criticizes confusion surrounding Quebec’s face-coverings ban

  The prime minister said he will always stand up for individual rights and the federal Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  Politics

  Oct 25, 2017