Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has said the welcome sign at City Hall shows that religion has begun invading the public sphere
The City of Montreal has decided to remove a welcome sign at city hall with a image of a woman wearing a hijab, because it has become controversial.A welcome sign in the lobby of Montreal’s newly renovated city hall depicting a woman wearing a head scarf will be removed in the name of secularism, Montreal’s mayor says, following criticism that the image is offensive.
In the image, which is in the style of a pencil sketch, the woman is standing between two men – one who seems younger and is wearing a baseball cap and overcoat, and an older man with his hands crossed in front of him. “Welcome to Montreal City Hall!” is written in French above them. Meanwhile, in the city’s east end, another photo involving a hijab recently stoked controversy. The public library in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough used a photo with children – including a smiling girl wearing a hijab – to advertise a reading event for kids aged three to six.
Religion’s supposed infiltration into public spaces has resurfaced in recent weeks after 11 teachers were suspended at a Montreal public elementary school over allegations of toxicity and creeping religious instruction.
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