Editorial: Quebec's police-hijab debate isn't just theoretical
The issue of whether Quebec should ban religious headgear for public employees who wield coercive authority on behalf of the state is no longer theoretical. Now, it has a name and a smiling face, and they belong to Sondos Lamrhari, a 17-year-old, Montreal-born student in a CEGEP police technology program whose ambition it is to serve as a police officer.
Thursday’s Journal de Montréal story about the hijab-wearing teen caused a stir among legislators in Quebec City.
Those
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