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Quebec has adopted a law that will force people to show their faces when taking the bus or borrowing a book from the library, pushing ahead with legislation that is being criticized for targeting Muslim Canadian women.
Bill 62, which the Justice Minister described as a North American first, requires one's face to be uncovered when giving or receiving public services.
The Justice Minister, Stéphanie Vallée, confirmed that the law would apply to anyone taking a city bus. "To take public transit, you have to have your face uncovered. All through the ride," Ms. Vallée said on Wednesday.
The Liberals used their majority in the Quebec National Assembly to adopt the law on Wednesday, 66 to 51.
The legislation is already being criticized by Muslim organizations, civil-rights groups and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, whose city will bear the brunt of the law's provisions as home to most of Quebec's immigrants. He called the idea of a city librarian turning away a woman in a face covering "totally unacceptable."
Legal experts say they expect the law to be challenged in court.
provide a framework for requests for accommodations on religious grounds in certain bodies
originally posted by: nwtrucker
a reply to: starwarsisreal
From my understanding, the face coverings are NOT religious, they are cultural.
originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
originally posted by: nwtrucker
a reply to: starwarsisreal
From my understanding, the face coverings are NOT religious, they are cultural.
So why do a lot of Muslim women not wear burkas while those that have recently immigrated here wear burkas?
That shows the difference between being born Canadian vs being a landed immigrant. Two very different cultures and upbringing.