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‘For his part, [Stephen] Brown isn’t against all aspects of the bill. Bill 9 would … allow the government to stop subsidizing private schools that select students based off their religion or that include religious content during the school day.  “That is perfectly coherent with the basic principles of secularism,” Brown said.’

The head of the National Council of Canadian Muslims recognizes the absurdity of governments paying for religious schools, many of which inculcate values destructive to the functioning of a modern democratic state (head/body veiling for girls and women, withdrawal from the civic realm, derogation of women); and though he ain’t happy about Bill 9’s extension of secular laws in Quebec, he’s able to understand that there’s Provincial consensus on higher levels of secularization.

Margaret Soltan, February 4, 2026 9:04AM
Posted in: forms of religious experience

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