13 February 2019

Quebec minister for women stands by belief that hijabs are oppressive

Isabelle Charest also refuted the idea that the CAQ's soon-to-be tabled secularism legislation targets Muslim women.

https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/quebec-minister-for-women-stands-by-belief-that-hijabs-are-oppressive

QUEBEC — With the opposition parties denouncing her remarks as divisive, Quebec’s minister for the status of women Wednesday refused to back down from her statement that she finds the hijab oppressive.
Instead she went further, saying all religious symbols can be a sign of oppression.
“I stand by what I said yesterday,” Isabelle Charest told reporters arriving for a morning meeting of the Coalition Avenir Québec caucus. “I don’t regret the way I answered the question.

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