OTTAWA – Statement by Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May on Quebec’s Values Charter bill:
"Canada respects all beliefs as well as the right to reject religion. We are a secular society with clear divisions between church and state. While the Quebec bill is clearly motivated by an attempt to regulate to meet these expectations and values, it fails by attempting to legislate – and prohibit – personal expressions of faith. Yarmulkes, crosses on a chain, a turban, all are daily expressions of faith protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms."
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