Immigrants, visible minorities say Quebec government targeting them with bills

Quebec's Bill 21, which bans some public sector employees including teachers and police officers from wearing religious symbols, has drawn widespread criticism since Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness Simon Jolin-Barrette tabled it last month.

Transport Minister Francois Bonnardel's Bill 17, tabled last month, overhauls a taxi industry that is heavily composed of immigrants. Joseph Naufal, the director of a taxi company in east-end Montreal who also works for the industry association, said "easily 90 per cent" of Montreal taxi drivers are first- or second-generation immigrants.

Abdelahk Bentarcheh, 36, who immigrated four years ago from Morocco, said that as a taxi driver, he feels targeted by Bill 17, and as a Muslim he feels targeted by Bill 21. "The government is trying to radicalize the public's opinion on Islam," Bentarcheh said of the secularism bill. Jolin-Barrette's plan was stopped on Feb. 25, when a Superior Court judge granted an injunction and ordered the government to resume processing the applications.

Ewan Sauves, spokesman for Quebec Premier Francois Legault, said it's "totally false to claim bills 9, 17 and 21 ... target one community or one religion in particular." The Coalition Avenir Quebec, he said in an email, has tabled 18 bills since coming to power that touch many different parts of the economy and Quebec society.

I miss the eighties. I could not tell anybody religion on my street. We didn't broadcast it or care. Today it seems to be dividing everyone.

Imagine: John Lennon and Quebec are right.

Of coarse they do. Squeaky wheel.

Hard to believe the people depicted in this photo are working for the government. Government workers are usually well behaved and don’t scream in your face.

ITS ONLY FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS IN QUEBEC.......THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT.....this is the stupidest spin of a story ever.....VERY IRRESPONSIBLE AND HATEFUL........tell lies and divide people!!! that is what ctv does, don't fall for it!!!

Well I guess its time for them to pack up and go home. Bye.

The muslims were offended by crosses in schools and government buildings. So, the government removes all religious symbols. Now the muslims are offended because of the universal removal of religious symbols. There is no pleasing them, and why are we trying to?

Religious tattoos must be covered up but not if the covering resembles a 'religious' covering like a Hermes scarf.

Your welcome to go back if Canada isn’t to your liking.

During that time, the Quebecers don’t really care. After centuries of fake news about you, at some point you become accustomed. Rally in their language could help next time, speaking the language of the pygmies always a bonus.

They are correct.

Quebec is doing a great job with the immigrants. Headscarves and face coverings are oppressive toward woman. Shouldn't be allowed to be worn in Canada.

Meanwhile more crosses will be removed than all other symbols combined

Well they have been targeting the English for years welcome to Canada eh.

No one is being targeted or told they cannot worship whatever 'god' they choose If showing some basic respect for the rest of society and not making a show of your religious beliefs in certain taxpayer funded environments poses such a problem the issue lies with you not the law

No ,they just don't want what happened to Belgium

Government overreach. Noting new is Quebec.

If I'm not mistaken, this discrimination in Québec is a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, unless that set of laws isn't available in the province.

Québec’s language laws sets up an environment laden with discriminatory practices. Interesting that in an article on discrimination, the term “visible minority” is still used. It’s offensive and otherizes non-whites in Canada: CTV CBC

This is a photo from Pakistan?

Personally I don’t want to see any religious symbolism anywhere.

The are immigrants... I support Quebec. If they don’t like it here I got a piece of advice for them... go the fuck back to your shot hole

Fight that Racism...

I support these people in their fights against bigotry!

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