(CBC) The mayor of Montreal calls it “very concerning.” Religious groups say it’s discriminatory. And civil liberties groups have vowed to fight.
But what legal options do these groups have in the face of the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s secularism bill, and what will the government do once it’s passed, if people don’t comply with it?
Bill 21, tabled Thursday, would ban public workers in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols.
The ban would apply to, among others, Quebec crown prosecutors, judges and any public employee who carries a firearm, as well as teachers and principals.
Premier Francois Legault says he will work to “unite as many Quebecers as possible” behind the proposed law, and he wants the issue settled by summer.
