The Quebec provincial legislature on Sunday approved a controversial bill banning new public servants from displaying religious symbols while on the job.
The ban covers Muslim veils, Jewish kippot, Sikh turbans, and crucifixes.
After a sometimes-acrimonious debate, Premier Francois Legault’s right-leaning coalition government passed Bill 21 by a vote of 73 to 35. Continue reading “Quebec bans new public servants from wearing kippot, other religious symbols”
