Quebec Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge responds to the Opposition during question period at the legislature in Quebec City, on April 8, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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The Quebec government says it will introduce legislation to ban prayer in public places to strengthen secularism in the province.
Premier François Legault raised the issue of ending public prayer last year, saying he wanted to send a “clear message to Islamists.” He also said the province could use the notwithstanding clause to protect the legislation from legal challenges.
Chandra Philip is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
