Quote Originally Posted by CFH View Post
Frankly, I think it's bullshit and discriminatory.

If we want to consider ourselves a multicultural society (as I believe Quebecers are largely in favour of ), then we can't discriminate against people based on their religious beliefs.

Making people choose between their religion and their jobs, or effectively barring certain religions from entering the public service in the name of 'equality' inherently discriminatory and it amounts to little more than thinly veiled racism. Funny how this only started after we started receiving large numbers of immigrants from non-European countries; no one gave a shit about religious symbolism 30 years ago when almost everyone was some variation of the same belief system.

And for what it's worth, I have very few good things to say about religion.
On the contrary. Its precisely why we are a multicultural society that we dont need religious symbols in the public service. Nobody is saying you cant wear whatever outside of the work place. We are talking about the workplace and Government representatives. That workplace needs to be seen as totally neutral.