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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 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.

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