the Law, which is expected to enter into force in June, has already received harsh criticism by prime minister Justin Trudeau.
” For me, it is unthinkable that a free society should legitimize discrimination on the basis of religion.
by Valerie Plante, the mayor of Montreal, who stresses that the legislation must be secular and ask what the new law sends the signals to the minorities about their basic rights.
the provincial government stands on.
” Some will think that we go too far, others that we have not done enough, but we are confident that we found the right balance, said the immigration minister Simon Jolin-Barrette at a press conference.
the provincial government believes that the law, in combination with removing the cross that hung in the chamber since 1936, underlines how Quebec has cut all ties to the religion.
