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Quebec party that wanted to ban kippahs loses in elections
The separatist Parti Quebecois government, which campaigned on a divisive charter that roiled the Quebec Jewish community, was beaten soundly in provincial elections.
Quebec introduces plan to ban government employees’ religious symbols
Quebec’s government introduced its much-discussed Charter of Quebec Values, which would ban “overt and conspicuous” religious symbols worn by government employees.
Leaked Quebec plan would ban kippot on public workers
A plan by Quebec’s government to ban “religious symbols,” including yarmulkes or kippot, among public sector workers has elicited worry from religious minorities in the Canadian province.
Quebec official: Rosh Hashanah election date not discriminatory
A Canadian government minister who said the Jewish community receives “privileged treatment” denied that a 2016 election scheduled for Rosh Hashanah discriminates against Jews.
Quebec promoter nixes performances by anti-Semitic comic Dieudonne
A series of performances in Montreal by the French comedian Dieudonne M\’Bala M\’Bala, whose act has included anti-Semitic references, has been canceled.
Jewish group rips Canadian party’s questioning of ritual slaughter
Canada\’s Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs accused a Quebec legislator of raising \”a false issue\” when he questioned ritual slaughter practices in the province.
Quebec parents challenge ban on day care religious instruction
Jewish and Catholic parents in Quebec have gone to court to challenge a government ban on religious instruction in government-subsidized day care programs. In a legal challenge filed Tuesday, the parents say that the province\’s policy violates their rights to freedom of religion guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Quebec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.
Quebec grocery store removes, puts back Star of David
A grocery store in southwestern Quebec returned a Star of David over a display of Passover products after removing it following a customer\’s complaint. The Metro grocery store in Westmount was ordered Sunday by the chain\’s head office to remove the Star of David over the Passover display after a customer complained that it was religious propaganda. But it put back the star Tuesday after about a dozen phone calls from angry local customers, according to the Montreal Gazette.
Quebec Orthodox Jews fight bill banning Muslim veils
Quebec\’s Orthodox Jewish community is fighting a bill that would ban women from wearing a Muslim face veil when receiving government services.