The title of this submission broke the site guidelines quite badly. They ask: "Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." We take away submission privileges from accounts that do that, so please don't do that.

Submitted title was "Québec will ban hijab & other religious symbols to be worn by govt. employees."

The title of this link is so grossly sensationalized. Nothing has been set yet, and Quebec hasn't banned anything. Politicians just proposed a bill and will likely face steep opposition since this sort of thing has happened before.

In Canada, everyone must wear helmets when operating a motorcycle; riders who wore turbans were exempt from this rule. A bill was proposed to ratify the exemption, ppl cited discrimination and the bill was shot down.

It's disgusting, and most of the rest of Canada is against it.

The part that really bugs me about it is that Christian symbols are allowed- because that's "a part of our culture".

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> The Coaliton Avenir Québec government wants to pass a bill today that will bar public-school teachers, government lawyers, judges and police officers from wearing religious symbols while at work.

> The bill also invokes the notwithstanding clause in an effort to spare it from court challenges about its constitutionality.

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If Quebec wants to ban "religious symbols" for its govt. employees, then they must affirmatively put forth a strict "this is what _everyone_ must wear" uniform similar to grade school/military codes. I personally wouldn't have a problem with that, but I wonder if that could pass through the political process (hence this backdoor bill shenanigans I suppose).