CANADA
Montreal Gazette
May 13, 2019
By Andy Riga
Thirteen years later, the “reasonable accommodation” debate about religion’s place in Quebec society rages on.
As the debate continues over Premier François Legault’s proposed religious symbols ban, the Montreal Gazette is publishing a timeline that looks at the history of religion and religious controversies in Quebec, and how the perception of religions has changed over time.
The chronology is in two parts.
The first instalment, published Saturday, focused on the period from before the French colonization of Quebec to the early 2000s.
Today’s second part examines more recent history, starting in 2006, when “reasonable accommodations” suddenly became an issue in the news media, sparking a debate that continues to make headlines 13 years later.
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