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Quebec Government Bans Students From Covering Their Faces as Part of Secularism Law Expansion

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Quebec Minister of Immigration, Francization and Secularism Jean-Francois Roberge responds to the Opposition during question period at the legislature in Quebec City, on April 8, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot10/30/2025|Updated: 10/30/2025Quebec has expanded its secularism law to now prohibit any school worker from wearing religious symbols and to forbid students from covering their faces.The province first introduced its secularism law in 2019, banning public employees in positions of authority—such as teachers, judges, and police officers—from wearing religious symbols.Chandra Philip is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Author’s Selected Articles

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