Civil Servants and Christian Crosses

Christian crosses: The law proposed stripping civil servants of the right to wear large Christian crosses or hijabs or yarmulkes. The superficial equality of treatment didn t conceal the disproportionately hurtful impact the rules would have on Muslim women and observant Jews, according to Toronto Star. Canadians are among the least religiously observant people in the world and we are extremely tolerant of religious diversity and Canadians experienced a shudder of distaste when the Parti Qu b cois introduced its secular charter in May 2013. Many Canadians in Quebec and elsewhere felt it was a cruel way for a government in a multicultural state to treat its minorities. The proposed laws died with the PQ defeat by the provincial Liberals last spring. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.