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School Teachers: State Employees and Arbutus Village

school teachers: It's a reasonable position, according to Vancouver Courier. We will therefore be very firm, and we will move quickly. Addressing the legislature for the first time since his Coalition Avenir Quebec was elected Oct. 1, Legault said Quebecers have had enough of the debate over secularism.article continues below Trending Stories Minimum wage increases go into effect June 1 across B.C. Vancouver Santa Claus Parade All the road closures you need to know Redevelopment of Arbutus Village about to begin Otter slips away as Vancouver Chinese garden re-opens The wearing of religious symbols will be banned from state employees in positions of authority, including primary and secondary school teachers, he said. The plan to restrict religious symbols such as hijabs and kippas has been denounced by some rights advocates, although a CROP poll published earlier this week found a majority of Quebecers were in favour. At the same time, he promised a new kind of nationalist leadership focused on health care, education and economic growth instead of the constitutional question. Legault's inaugural speech did not shy away from his more controversial promises, which include reducing immigration and raising the legal age of cannabis consumption from to 21 from 18. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.