Quebec minister says police could intervene if people disobey religious symbols law

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The Quebec government scrambled Tuesday to explain how its proposed secularism law would be enforced as a growing number of organizations said they are prepared to disobey it.

One cabinet minister said the police could be called in and another said injunctions could be sought, while Premier Francois Legault said he prefers not to specify what measures would be used.

Premier Francois Legault emerged from caucus later to tell reporters that Guilbault misspoke on a hypothetical situation, chalking it up to her inexperience. He added he is confident the eventual law would be respected. LeBel said police would not be enlisted to enforce the law, but the government could seek court orders requiring recalcitrant school boards and municipalities to respect its provisions.

"If they are told they have to eliminate the best candidate because they are wearing a turban, a scarf or a kippa, they may well say 'I can't,' " Grey said in an interview. "I think it's impossible to exclude a conscience-driven refusal to obey," said Grey, who made a similar argument when the previous Parti Quebecois government introduced a charter of values banning conspicuous religious symbols for public servants.

 

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sure hope so. undermining the apparent secularity of this state.

I'll just leave this here. This is a screenshot from page 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:

Between the cops giving out 323$ tickets for flicking cigarette ash out a car window and now this... what’s their job again? I can’t believe I need to be reminded. qcpoli montreal

I'm afraid they would have to if they wanted me to change what I was wearing to accommodate the State

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