National Post, Feb 10 2011 QUEBEC — By a vote of 113-0, the Quebec National Assembly adopted a motion Wednesday supporting the decision by security workers to bar four Sikhs who came to the assembly to testify on Bill 94, banning Islamic face coverings.The four refused to remove their kirpans, small ceremonial daggers. In 2006, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the kirpan, which Sikhs carry wrapped in fabric under their clothing, is not a weapon but a religious symbol, like a crucifix....
CBC.ca, Dec 17, 2010: The Quebec government is banning religious teaching at all of its publicly funded daycares, prohibiting everything from group prayers to craft projects involving religious symbols.Family Minister Yolande James released a new guide Friday to religion in subsidized daycares that comes into effect next June. As part of the new policy, daycares will not be allowed to teach prayers or any religious doctrine. Daycares that continue to do so will face sanctions including loss of their government subsidies. "We clearly say that our...
By Marianne White, Canwest News Service, September 24, 2009: QUEBEC — A group of Quebec doctors are adamantly opposed to their college of physicians' upcoming proposal to legalize a form of euthanasia — something they liken to a "right to kill." In an open letter sent to the Quebec media, the doctors warn against legislation that would give them the right to decide who gets to live and who gets to die. "Killing would then become a therapeutic possibility for the medical profession," wrote Andre Bourque, a Montreal doctor leading...
Jessica Murphy, THE CANADIAN PRESS: MONTREAL - Revellers at Montreal's gay pride parade had one more reason to celebrate on Sunday: Quebec's wide-ranging action plan against homophobia, years in the making, is expected to be tabled this fall. "It's a big step," said Jasmin Roy, spokesman for Montreal Pride. He said the gay and lesbian community expects the new plan will lead to "enormous" results in the fight against discrimination. [Continue reading this article here.]...