Canada\u0027s new special representative on combating Islamophobia says she is sorry that her words have hurt Quebecers.
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The column, co-written with former Canadian Jewish Congress CEO Bernie Farber, cited polling data to say that “a majority of Quebecers” who supported Bill 21 also held anti-Muslim views. Quebec’s Bill 21 has been heavily criticized — including by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — for discriminating against members of religious minorities by banning them from wearing religious symbols at their public-service workplaces.
Earlier Wednesday, Trudeau said Quebec has a complicated history with religion, citing the oppression of the Catholic Church in the province before the Quiet Revolution largely removed the church from government services including health care and education.
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