Victoria councillor tables motion to support challenge of Quebec’s religious symbols law If passed, Victoria will join Brampton, Ont., in condemning Quebec's ban of religious symbols at work

July 8, 2019   

(CBC) A Victoria councillor has tabled a motion that will ask the city to support a legal challenge of a Quebec law that bans employees from wearing religious symbols at work.

The motion from Sharmarke Dubow asks that the City of Victoria supports in principle the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) in their legal challenge against Bill 21 in Quebec.

“It came from communities members asking me and the City of Victoria to take a stand and show that council is sending a strong message that we are against discrimination,” Dubow said Sunday.

Quebec’s Bill 21 became law in mid-June and bars public school teachers, police officers, government lawyers and other civil servants from wearing religious symbols while at work.

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