{"id":7274,"date":"2019-03-30T17:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T17:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/7274-quebec-to-ban-public-employees-from-wearing-religious-symbols\/"},"modified":"2019-03-30T17:30:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T17:30:29","slug":"quebec-to-ban-public-employees-from-wearing-religious-symbols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/7274-quebec-to-ban-public-employees-from-wearing-religious-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec to ban public employees from wearing religious symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian province of Quebec will ban public sector employees from wearing religious symbols during work hours, in legislation introduced on Thursday, a controversial move that critics say targets Muslim women who wear hijabs or other head coverings.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>The Canadian province of Quebec will ban public sector employees from wearing religious symbols during work hours, in legislation introduced on Thursday, a controversial move that critics say targets Muslim women who wear hijabs or other head coverings.<\/h4>\n<h4>The proposed law sets the province\u2019s right-leaning Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec (CAQ) government on a collision course with the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, who promotes religious freedom, in a federal election year with Quebec a vital battleground.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cIt is unthinkable to me that in a free society we would legitimise discrimination against citizens based on their religion,\u201d Trudeau told reporters in Halifax on Thursday.<\/h4>\n<h4>The legislation, which is expected to pass, will cover public workers in positions of authority, including teachers, judges and police officers. 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