Quebec education minister says province needs a new law to prevent religion creeping into schools

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Quebec education minister says province needs a new law to prevent religion creeping into schools
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Bernard Drainville, Quebec Minister of Education. speaks to the press alongside Quebec Premiere Francois Legault during a press conference in Montreal, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe

Bernard Drainville, the education minister, said he had no details of what would be in the new legislation, asking reporters at the National Assembly to “be patient.”Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville said Friday the province needs new legislation to prevent religious behaviour in public schools. The Quebec education minister said on Friday the government intends to introduce new legislation to "strengthen secularism in our school system.

Eleven teachers at Bedford elementary school were suspended for allegedly creating a toxic environment since 2016. Both interim Liberal Party Leader Marc Tanguay and Québec Solidaire co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal said they were open to new legislation, or an amendment to the current secularism law, known as Bill 21.The controversy at Bedford elementary school in Montreal is reviving some familiar political debates in Quebec, including whether the government should be funding private religious schools in the province.

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