03-10-2018 22:21 via montrealgazette.com

CAQ proposed ban on religious garb called 'legalized discrimination'

The head of a minority rights group warns if the incoming Coalition Avenir Québec acts on its proposed ban on religious symbols, it will be “very disturbing days ahead” for ethnic communities.
“It will be open season on minority rights,” said Fo Niemi, the executive director of the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations, adding that a law banning religious gear amounts to “legalized discrimination.”
Since his election on Monday, premier-elect Fran
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