(CBC) One of Canada’s most prominent Muslim advocacy groups used part of its time in front of a Commons committee studying Islamophobia Thursday to attack a controversial Quebec law that bars most public sector employees from wearing religious clothing or symbols on the job.
“The Quebec government legislates discrimination since 2019,” Stephen Brown, chief executive officer of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, told members of the Commons justice committee.
“The impacts of Law 21 have caused mental torment for countless Muslim women who must now choose between their faith and life in Quebec, a place where many consider home.”
Questioned by Bloc Québécois MP Rhéal Fortin — whose party supports the law — Brown said “all forms of hatred are unacceptable, especially hatred encouraged by a government.”
