Quebec defends Bill 21 and effects on Muslims

Quebec defends Bill 21 and effects on Muslims

January 25, 2022 6:20 pm EST.

“Bill 21 is not about racism,” Quebec Premier Legault said Tuesday, defending the province’s secularism law, after advocates say it has fueled Islamophobia and pushed religious minorities out of province.

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