Two Quebecers, seen here protesting against the province's government's Bill 21 in 2019. A recent study found many Quebec students are considering leaving the province as a result of the bill, which bans some civil servants from wearing religious symbols at work.
The bill, also known as Quebec's Laicity Act, became law in June 2019. It banned some civil servants, including teachers, police officers and government prosecutors, from wearing religious symbols at work within the province. "I think that the bill — despite the fact that many people don't mean it this way — in practice, can give permission to discriminate," she said.
"It used to happen to me occasionally. Now it happens almost every time I go out," said one Université de Montréal student who wears a hijab.
The fact the we did exactly the very same thing in the 60s by taking out all Catholic nuns and priests from our schools I guess was ethnic cleansing as well? No religion in position of authority....period...why is this hard to understand?
Ironic statements coming avowedly backward-looking people
21st century and Quebec still doesn't understand fundamental freedoms ...
Why does every bill & changes impact the so-called Muslim & dirty-Muslim? The bill is perfect & everyone respect it.
Québec Is not Canada
Great news. We should all leave the moment unhappiness sets in, just our modern marriages.
Exactly what Quebec wants.
Here’s an idea. Maybe they should lose faith in their imaginary god.
Clearly unconstitutional
I am so ashamed of my country. The fact that we let this happen.
Why so many people self-decided to immigrate in Canada and want to turn Canada into their own culture or religion?
If they are that disgusted by christian symbols and values , don.t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out . We were happy with a cross hanging on a building and a xmas tree in a window . You weren,t . REMEMBER
I feel sad for these women, generationally brainwashed into thinking that the religious 'modesty' imposed by men generations ago is their own decision. Stockholmsyndrome FreeFromHijab
Go to Alberta. They’re very progressive
What are they doing there for n the first place, it’s a shit hole
They should have lost faith in religions. Religions have nothing to do with God.
Dictatorial or over protectionist government ?
It’s us in the other provinces that will gain from their moving.
Taking off a religious symbol is easier than moving and starting a new life. The law does not target skin color or race.
It is easier to take off a religious symbol than to move and start a new life
There needs to be more concern about these symbols in Universities
Racism in Quebec is truly disgusting. All Canadians should take a stand.
Good. Religion belongs in yr head, home, or church, not in public life. At least until it fades away as just another ridiculous myth. Keep it to yrself. This includes you, christians.
Oh, Quebec. Lots of room at the U of S - we born and raised in Saskatoon just tell people our weather is 'misunderstood'. 🙂 'it's a DRY cold'!
If you let a sexist piece of fabric define your destiny, well, so be it. Many backwards self-righteous societies will welcome you. Religion makes people extremely irrational. LetUsTalk Atheism FreeFromHijab
They have the freedom to settle in 9 other provinces where they will find a warm welcome, a prosperous land and a total absence of discrimination/hislamophobia. What is the problem ? The “speak English only” provinces should help these “refugees” by paying their moving expenses.
Well, that is the actual nasty plan...seems to be working...welcome to the rest of Canada.
Always separated church and state...
Very sad. WTHELL is wrong with Quebec? 😕
So religious fundamentalists want to leave the province? LetUsTalk
The CAQ government has set the province back decades. They are a disgrace and so are the people who support their backward ideology.
It's just francoislegault coalitionavenir form of EthnicCleansing - make life so unpleasant that ethnic minorities choose to leave voluntarily, with only WhiteFrancophones remaining. The only problem with that plan is that they forgot about the Kahnawàke
Quebec people are very exclusive and discriminatory
Canada is Canada. Don’t like Canada, leave Canada. Don’t take being accepted in Canada as granted.
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I just don't get this. It doesn't matter if they choose to wear a headscarf.
That was the idea behind the law though, right? To get the OTHER to leave…
A truly despicable outcome, which I fear, was the INTENT of that odious statute from the outset… 😡
Mogadishu University would love them
That’s it.
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