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By Tamara Khandaker Oct 18, 2017
Quebec has become the first jurisdiction in North America to institute a so-called “burqua ban,” prohibiting government employees and any citizen using public services from wearing a face veil.
Provincial politicians passed the measure on Wednesday after years of unsuccessful attempts to pass similar legislation. Initially Bill 62 would only have applied to provincial public services, like universities and public health care institutions. But recent amendments have expanded the plan to cover municipal services, including public transit, meaning women can’t wear the niqab or burqa when they’re on a bus or subway in the province.
Provincial officials say the bill targets all face coverings and doesn’t discriminate against a particular religious group. But debates surrounding the measure have mostly focused on Muslim women who cover their faces.
Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee responds to the Opposition during question period Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
A woman will be required to show her face “as long as the service is being rendered,” Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée said ahead of the vote where the measure passed on Wednesday morning.
The legislation doesn’t say how government employees should respond when someone demands to be served with their face covered, so it’s unclear how the law will be enforced. A committee is expected to study various possible scenarios and produce recommendations, according to the province’s justice ministry. Guidelines for how requests for religious accommodations should be treated are also expected to come later, and the law will also likely see court challenges, according to legal experts.
Quebec’s new rules follow similar legislation, and debates over religious accommodation, from Europe and beyond.
Here’s a brief history of how the push to ban the niqab and burqa has progressed over the years.
Quebec just banned face veils for people receiving government services
continued in link
what a vile settler state
@Broke Wave @Techniec
Quebec has become the first jurisdiction in North America to institute a so-called “burqua ban,” prohibiting government employees and any citizen using public services from wearing a face veil.
Provincial politicians passed the measure on Wednesday after years of unsuccessful attempts to pass similar legislation. Initially Bill 62 would only have applied to provincial public services, like universities and public health care institutions. But recent amendments have expanded the plan to cover municipal services, including public transit, meaning women can’t wear the niqab or burqa when they’re on a bus or subway in the province.
Provincial officials say the bill targets all face coverings and doesn’t discriminate against a particular religious group. But debates surrounding the measure have mostly focused on Muslim women who cover their faces.
Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee responds to the Opposition during question period Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at the legislature in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
A woman will be required to show her face “as long as the service is being rendered,” Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée said ahead of the vote where the measure passed on Wednesday morning.
The legislation doesn’t say how government employees should respond when someone demands to be served with their face covered, so it’s unclear how the law will be enforced. A committee is expected to study various possible scenarios and produce recommendations, according to the province’s justice ministry. Guidelines for how requests for religious accommodations should be treated are also expected to come later, and the law will also likely see court challenges, according to legal experts.
Quebec’s new rules follow similar legislation, and debates over religious accommodation, from Europe and beyond.
Here’s a brief history of how the push to ban the niqab and burqa has progressed over the years.
Quebec just banned face veils for people receiving government services
continued in link
what a vile settler state
@Broke Wave @Techniec
