Ahmed Sahi: The province's religious symbols crackdown will have dangerous repercussions across Canada as it sows fear, division and the erosion of fundamental rights
The veil is not a religious symbol, it is a tenet of faith. It is not a piece of cloth, it is a deep-seated conviction. And choosing to wear it or not, is not a wardrobe decision; it is a question of conscience.
Shortly before Bill 21 was tabled late last month in Quebec, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, summed it up pretty plainly. “It’s unthinkable to me that in a free society we would legitimize discrimination against citizens based on their religion.” But alongside all the gross violations of human rights, is the concurrent, burning issue of what this does for the social and political climate in Quebec, and by extension, in Canada.
It’s not about secularism, it’s about votes and white Quebec’s ‘neutralization’ of its visible and religious minorities. How exactly does this improve Quebec? You know something is all about politics when it does absolutely nothing for people’s livelihood, education, prosperity or quality of life. In Quebec, this is an important moment. To ignore it is to allow populist politicians to continue playing politics with religion and faith, because it’s not just about votes anymore, it’s about people’s lives.
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