QUEBEC—The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to prohibit public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work. But it contains a provision permitting current employees in those positions to continue wearing religious symbols. The Coalition Avenir Quebec government has tabled its secularism bill today, fulfilling an election promise to ban many public sector employees from wearing religious symbols at work. On Wednesday night, the English Montreal School Board adopted a motion declaring its refusal to implement legislation restricting the wearing of religious symbols. Article Continued BelowJulien Feldman, chairman of the EMSB’s human resources committee, said the board has never received a complaint from a student or parent about a teacher’s religious symbol.

Source: thestar March 28, 2019 12:17 UTC