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Quebec prayer restrictions reshape rules at transit agency, universities
The rules bar prayer rooms at universities and transit agencies, while public roads and parks are restricted unless municipalities approve them.
- On Sept. 1, Quebec's new secularism law took effect, restricting prayer in public institutions including transit agencies and universities across the province.
- Adopted by Quebec in April, the legislation mandates a ban on dedicated prayer rooms within public institutions such as colleges, transit agencies, and universities.
- Prohibiting employees from praying on its property, the STM closed four wellness rooms previously open to meditation and yoga, though workers may pray during unpaid breaks off-site.
- University managers in Montreal are instructing individuals seeking to pray to leave campus, while another Montreal university confirmed full compliance with the new rules.
- Collective religious practices on public roads and in parks are also prohibited unless municipalities grant permission, though Montreal police have not responded to enforcement questions.
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Quebec prayer restrictions reshape rules at transit agency, universities
MONTREAL - Quebec’s new restrictions on prayer are changing the rules at public workplaces and university campuses, with employees and students facing new limits on where they can pray.
·Toronto, Canada
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