religious symbols: Quebec's separatist government is reported to be preparing to introduce legislation that would severely restrict religious symbols and clothing in an effort to create a so-called secularist society, free of the trappings of spiritual identity. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Quebecers started shedding their special relationship with the Catholic Church in the 1960s during the Quiet Revolution, and the Parti Quebecois obviously thinks it's time for other groups -- Jews and Muslims in particular -- to get over their spiritual and cultural accoutrements. DALE CUMMINGS / Related Items Articles Quebec stands to lose doctors: MD Trudeau takes a swing at Quebec religion plan; other politicians stay on sidelines Some pundits say it's only a trial balloon, but it should be shot down before it disgraces the floor of the Quebec National Assembly, tainting not just Quebec's reputation, but Canada's, too.
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