(Montreal Gazette) Urging politicians to not shy away from the debate because it involves religion, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon called Monday for stricter secularism rules in the wake of the Bedford school controversy.
St-Pierre Plamondon said what happened in the French elementary school illustrates that the “current law and current mechanisms,” including Bill 21 on state secularism, that are designed to keep religion out of public schools are not working or not being applied correctly.
The absence of a mix of students in Montreal’s schools and the fact many are not born in Quebec has also led to a few cultural communities or religious communities assuming a majority position, he added at a news conference.
