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With secularism sidelined in Quebec election campaign, here's where the parties stand

CBC Canada · September 23, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

With secularism sidelined in Quebec election campaign, here's where the parties stand

The Quebec government under François Legault's CAQ introduced sweeping secularism laws during its mandate that banned many civil servants from wearing religious symbols at work.

People for and against those laws want to know how the next government will handle the issue.

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