Quebec Premier Pauline Marois: Quebec Soccer Federation

Quebec Soccer Federation: MONTREAL - Pauline Marois came out kicking in defence of the Quebec Soccer Federation's refusal to let turban-wearing kids play the sport, a position that has lobbed the controversial debate into the province's political arena. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. It says the suspension will remain in place until the Quebec organization lifts its restriction on turbans, patkas and keskis in organized soccer. Quebec Premier Pauline Marois at a news conference Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the legislature in Quebec City. Marois commented on the controversy over the Quebec Soccer federation and its decision to ban turbans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot The Canadian Soccer Association suspended the provincial association on Monday after the Quebec body showed no sign of overturning its decision to uphold a ban on Sikh religious headwear on the pitch. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.