School Employees: Quebec

Quebec: Quebec would become the only jurisdiction in North America to impose a sweeping ban on religious clothing for public employees including at schools, hospitals and courthouses, under a "Charter of Values" whose details were released Tuesday following months of speculation. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. It would impose a career-or-faith dilemma on judges, police, and prosecutors; public daycare workers; teachers and school employees; hospital workers; municipal personnel; and employees at state-run liquor stores and the auto-insurance board. Quebec Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship Bernard Drainville presents the Charter of Quebec values Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot If adopted by the legislature, the plan would apply to hijabs, kippas, turbans and larger-than-average crucifixes worn by religious public servants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.