Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law

[nooreddin 2]

 Bill 9 would outlaw prayer and face coverings in public institutions, sparking fears it targets Muslims in Canada

 

 

 

Quebec says it will intensify its crackdown on public displays of religion in a sweeping new law that critics say pushes Canadian provinces into private spaces and disproportionately affects Muslims.

 

Bill 9, introduced by the governing Coalition Avenir Québec on Thursday, bans prayer in public institutions, including in colleges and universities. It also bans communal prayer on public roads and in parks, with the threat of fines of C$1,125 for groups in contravention of the prohibition. Short public events with prior approval are exempt.

 

https://www.alnourr.org/2025/11/quebec-to-ban-public-prayer-in-sweeping.html

 

 

[TBoneTX 48,562]

Prayer belongs in religious institutions.

[Boiler 48,275]

Seems they have been praying in LGBT areas

 

No bueno

[mam521 2,794]

On 11/30/2025 at 3:10 AM, nooreddin said:

 Bill 9 would outlaw prayer and face coverings in public institutions, sparking fears it targets Muslims in Canada

This is misleading.  This bill doesn't target Muslims, but rather attempts to secularize public institutions from any and all religions.    

 

Prayer is not banned.  Collective prayer in public spaces without a permit would be banned.  This isn't new - people have chosen ignorance over education on what is required to have any sort of gathering, be it religious or otherwise, in a public space, and it has now come back to bite them in the proverbial behind.  Prayer in dedicated religious houses remains untouched, as it should.  Let's be real here too - as a Muslim, would you really appreciate a bunch of protesting Catholics assembling on the doorstep of your mosque?  So why was it ok for protestors to camp out in front of one of the most historically significant Catholic churches in Quebec?  People are going to worship in their chosen house, so leave them to it.  

 

Religious symbols would be banned in certain publicly funded institutions, now including publicly funded institutions of child care, be it public daycare or a publicly funded in home daycare.  This isn't exclusive to face coverings, but all religious symbols, so you could lump people wearing crucifixes into this group.  

 

The bill also proposes phasing out public funding for religious based educational institutions.  This one is a pretty direct hit at publicly funded Catholic schools as they make up the largest percentage of subsidized religious educational institutions.  

 

Pre-emptively invoking the "notwithstanding clause", which is questionable in and of itself as it's a real push against the Constitution.  QC is trying to be France and this will land them in the Supreme Court.  

 

 

I highly recommend visiting other news sources to get a better understanding of the whole picture.  Cherry picking information to depict a certain narrative is how non-neutral news agencies incite anger and upset in populations.  Education is power.  

 

You can read the details of the bill from the QC government here: https://www.assnat.qc.ca/Media/Process.aspx?MediaId=ANQ.Vigie.Bll.DocumentGenerique_215931en&process=Default&token=ZyMoxNwUn8ikQ+TRKYwPCjWrKwg+vIv9rjij7p3xLGTZDmLVSmJLoqe/vG7/YWzz