A court in the Canadian province of Quebec on Thursday rejected a bid to suspend parts of a new provincial law that bans public sector employees from wearing religious symbols to work.
The law, adopted on June 16, prompted critics to accuse the province’s right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec government of discriminating against Muslims. Polls indicated broad support in Quebec for the move.
The law prohibits all public employees in positions of authority - including public school teachers, prison guards, judges and police officers - from wearing religious symbols to work, such as kippahs, hijabs and crosses. [Reuters] Read more
