Chretien predicts common sense will prevail in debate over religious symbols

OTTAWA — Jean Chretien says Quebec’s political class is “trapped” in a pointless debate over a non-existent problem: how to accommodate religious minorities. And the former prime minister predicts the furor over whether public servants should be banned from wearing religious symbols will eventually fade away as common sense prevails. “When you ask (Quebecers) the question, […]