Quebec not ruling out expanding religious symbol ban to daycare workers: minister
- Quebec's Minister Jean-François Roberge stated the government may expand its religious symbols ban to daycare employees, awaiting a committee's recommendations before making a decision.
- The current ban applies to public workers in authority, including teachers and police officers.
- A committee was appointed to deliver a report this summer on strengthening secularism in the province.
- Families Minister Suzanne Roy suggested that if the ban is expanded to daycares, it should only affect future hires to prevent educator shortages.
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Quebec Not Ruling out Expanding Religious Symbol Ban to Daycare Workers: Minister
The Quebec minister responsible for secularism says the government isn’t ruling out expanding its religious symbols ban to include daycare employees. Jean-François Roberge says “everything is on the table” when it comes to strengthening secularism in the province, including extending the law known as Bill 21 to include more categories of public employees. However, he said today the government will wait for the recommendations from a government-a…

Quebec not ruling out expanding religious symbol ban to daycare workers: minister
QUEBEC - The Quebec minister responsible for secularism says the government isn't ruling out expanding its religious symbols ban to include daycare employees.
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