(CBC) As a political spat plays out between Manitoba and Quebec over Bill 21, some Muslim women affected by the province’s ban on religious symbols say they are tempted by the offer to move to the Prairie province.
Seeba Chaachouh, a third-year law student at Montreal’s McGill University, says she felt her options shrink after the legislation was passed into law earlier this year. She said the Manitoba government’s ad campaign attempting to lure Quebecers is more than gamesmanship.
Relocating is something she will seriously consider upon graduation.
“If this persists, and as a result of this there are more hate crimes against me and my people, then why wouldn’t I? Why wouldn’t I go somewhere where I feel welcome?” said Chaachouh, who wears a hijab.
