User:Mlaeynaz/Act respecting the laicity of the State

Although Trudeau initially spoke out against the bill in 2017, he did not take any actual action to prevent the bill from passing. During his election campaign in 2019, he avoided the topic as much as possible in order to maintain popularity in the polls within Quebec.

Criticism
The ban has worried some conservative Muslims who consider face covering a necessary part of their religion and have defined the move as Islamophobia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out against it. Several scholars have also criticised the ban. The ban was challenged by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims in the Quebec Superior Court. Meanwhile, the Parti Québécois (PQ) and the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) argued the ban was not extensive enough. Some journalists accused Couillard of supporting the ban for “perceived political advantage,” while a majority of the general public expressed their support for this move.

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 * The ban also worried Sikh men who would be unable to wear their religious headgear


 * Although Trudeau initially spoke out against the idea of the bill in 2017, he did not take any actual action to prevent the bill from passing. During his election campaign in 2019, he avoided the topic as much as possible in order to maintain popularity in the polls within Quebec.
 * There were calls of criticism arguing that the bill unfairly targets specific religions rather than all of them. This argument arises because some religious garments are easier to remove or hide under regular clothing such as crosses used in Christianity and Catholicism compared to turbans, hijabs, and burqas.