Liberal Government Dept: The proposed law Bill 94 was tabled earlier this year following a controversy over a Montreal woman who refused to uncover her face during publicly funded French-language courses for new immigrants, according to CBC. Quebec's Liberal government is trying to strike a balance between individual rights and satisfying opposition calls for a clampdown on overt religious symbols in public spaces and hearings have begun at Quebec's legislature on a proposed law that would force Muslim women who wear full religious coverings to reveal their faces when receiving certain public services. It does not specifically mention any particular religion, but says anyone seeking a public service related to security, communication or identification must show their face. As
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