12 April 2019

Protesters vow to fight Quebec government’s religious symbols ban

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-protesters-vow-to-fight-quebec-governments-religious-symbols-ban-2/?fbclid=IwAR0PSJVkkkNVCqg87fJ2tnRAbazeeoVWRWBW-0NJfPzyAwqUCPhuR0e2Dl8

The Quebec government’s bill to ban the wearing of religious symbols for some state employees is drawing wide-ranging opposition, from teachers donning symbolic hijabs in the street to an eminent philosopher who co-authored a report that inspired the legislation.
But Premier Francois Legault stood firm Wednesday, saying people who would be excluded from public sector jobs because of the law can find other work.
Earlier in the day, about 150 teachers, students and community members linked hands outside a Montreal-area high school, forming a human chain to protest Bill 21 ...

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