(CBC) There may be more support for Quebec’s controversial religious symbols law across the country than some Canadians would care to admit.
The legislation, which came into effect in June and bans teachers, police officers and other provincial employees from wearing religious symbols at work, is popular among Quebecers. And Angus Reid Institute pollster Shachi Kurl said some residents of other provinces would welcome similar legislation where they live.
“In every region of the country, no fewer than one-third of English Canadians say, ‘Yes, we would support our own provincial government implementing such a law,'” Kurl told CBC Radio’s The House.
Support was highest among people surveyed in Alberta and Ontario, she said.
