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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: New Quebec law coming to ban public prayers, prayer rooms on campus, in wider secularism push
Description: Quebec’s nationalist government is expected to table yet another bill later this week that will go even further to take religion out of provincial institutions and public life–and which will likely include a few key issues impacting the Jewish community. The new “Secularism 2.0” law, as the minister in charge has dubbed it, will make it illegal to hold public prayers on the streets, although the province will leave it up to municipalities to enforce the ban.
Some observers believe it’s a response to growing concerns in Quebec since Oct. 7, 2023 over the frequent, intimidating anti-Israel protests w...