Quebec religious symbols bill would affect students planning to be teachers, police officers

By Rachel Lau

Quebec students currently studying to work as public servants, including police officers, will have to take off their religious symbols in order to find a job in the province.

This is according to Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, who tabled Bill 21 on Thursday prohibiting public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work.

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