{"id":235348,"date":"2025-10-23T21:22:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/235348\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:22:04","slug":"quebec-government-to-ban-religious-symbols-in-daycares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/235348\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec government to ban religious symbols in daycares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted October 23, 2025 2:54 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Quebec\u00a0government says it will ban religious symbols in the province\u2019s daycare centres.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760811489_47_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Secularism Minister Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Roberge says there is a \u201cbroad consensus\u201d that Quebecers want secularism to be strengthened.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows a recommendation to extend the ban to daycares made this summer by a committee tasked with advising the province on how to enhance secularism.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760811490_766_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Quebec\u00a0has already banned public sector workers in positions of authority, like teachers and judges, from wearing religious symbols on the job.<\/p>\n<p>Roberge says the new legislation will include a grandfather clause for people already employed in daycare centres.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11490094\/do-we-play-the-jays-game-calgary-bride-faces-world-series-wedding-dilemma\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-22-184740.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Do we play the Jays game?\u2019: Calgary bride faces World Series wedding dilemma\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11491108\/mark-carney-canada-sacrifices-budget-2025\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761254524_965_Carney-PreBudget-sacrifices.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCarney says Canadians must make \u2018sacrifices.\u2019 He isn\u2019t yet saying on what\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The government has already tabled legislation to extend the religious symbols ban to all public school staff, and Roberge has also promised to ban prayer in public places.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 23, 2025 2:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font 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