08 April 2019

Fourth time's the charm for secularism in Quebec? Not likely

Why Premier François Legault might be overly optimistic in hoping he can settle decades-long debate

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/secularism-quebec-bill-22-1.5076196

For the better part of two decades, an emotional debate has raged in Quebec about the compatibility of religious symbols with the province's modern secular identity.
Premier François Legault seems to think his government can settle the matter in the next few months.
On Thursday, his became the fourth consecutive government to draft comprehensive legislation attempting to regulate what accommodations should be made for religious minorities
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