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THE RELIGON OF SECULARISM GETTING MANDATED IN QUEBEC

The Epoch Times - Chandra Philip 8/28/2025

Premier François Legault raised the issue of ending public prayer last year, saying he wanted to send a “clear message to Islamists.” He also said the province could use the notwithstanding clause to protect the legislation from legal challenges.

Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said that legislation will come this fall.

Roberge called public prayers a “serious and sensitive issue” for Quebec in a statement released on Aug. 28. He noted the government had “expressed its discomfort” with the “increasingly prevalent phenomenon.”
“The Premier of Quebec has given me the mandate to strengthen secularism, and I am firmly committed to fulfilling this mandate diligently,” he said.

“This fall, we will therefore table a bill to strengthen secularism in Quebec, including by prohibiting street prayers.”

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