Media Reports On The Charter Of Quebec Values Marked By Sensationalism And Panic

The Media Frenzy Over The Charter Of Quebec Values
This image released in September 2013 by the Quebec government shows a proposal for types of religious clothing allowed and not allowed for public workers, under Quebec's proposed "charter of values." (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Gouvernement du Québec)
This image released in September 2013 by the Quebec government shows a proposal for types of religious clothing allowed and not allowed for public workers, under Quebec's proposed "charter of values." (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Gouvernement du Québec)

The recent media buzz stirred up by a sad story captures well the sense of uneasiness pervading Quebec since the ruling Parti Québécois (PQ) began working to implement a bill known as the “Charter of Quebec Values,” which would ban state employees from wearing “conspicuous religious symbols.”

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