acheron
TRIBE Member
Crucifixes, Stars of David, Hijab, Yarmulkes, Kirpans... all of it out the window in public offices or other workplaces, including provincially run daycares, permit offices, post offices, etc.
I'm not religious so I really don't care one way or the other. The symbols are just social club affiliations to me. But there are clearly a lot of people who think wearing their religion on their sleeve is a god-given right.
The problem I see with this is that there are many forms of religious symbolism that are worn that are essentially entire outfits. I mean, you can tell a Hasidic Jew to take off his hat in doors but what about his beard or side curls? What about henna tattoos? Or Bindi? Or the Burqa, a head-to-toe covering? Is Quebec proposing to have change rooms at the entrance to every public building? What about outdoor workplaces that are amorphous like roadworks?
This will likely get bogged down in the nitty-gritty, declared impractical - before a charter challenge even has time to make it to the courts.
I'm not religious so I really don't care one way or the other. The symbols are just social club affiliations to me. But there are clearly a lot of people who think wearing their religion on their sleeve is a god-given right.
The problem I see with this is that there are many forms of religious symbolism that are worn that are essentially entire outfits. I mean, you can tell a Hasidic Jew to take off his hat in doors but what about his beard or side curls? What about henna tattoos? Or Bindi? Or the Burqa, a head-to-toe covering? Is Quebec proposing to have change rooms at the entrance to every public building? What about outdoor workplaces that are amorphous like roadworks?
This will likely get bogged down in the nitty-gritty, declared impractical - before a charter challenge even has time to make it to the courts.