Banning Public Prayer in Quebec

The prohibition against public prayer looms on the horizon in the struggle over religious freedom in the Western world. In Quebec it may be expanded by secularists from bubbles around abortion facilities to public places generally. This general prohibition seems likely to be enacted soon in the province. The proposed Quebec Bill 9 in the Quebec National Assembly, which has been introduced by the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) party, prohibits public prayer in streets, parks, universities, and government funded (which need not be public) institutions.