April 02, 2007
The latest involves the Quebec government giving a Muslim woman who wants to be a prison guard a choice: She could either remove her hijab or she could train to be a prison guard. But she could not do both. The woman chose the hjiab.Nor was this a rare or isolated incident:Predictably, Muslim advocacy groups have been crying racism. “It is an ultimatum, remove the hijab or you’re out of here,†said the head of the Muslim Council of Britain. “That’s not a security issue, this is much more a bigoted issue.â€
The government stuck to its guns.
“As a security measure, the hijab cannot be accepted as an element of the uniform to execute the functions of a correctional officer,†a department spokesman said.
This incident follows a long line Quebec has faced with reasonably consistent resolve. First there was the attempt to use Islamic tribunals to settle family disputes. Next there was the adoption of a code of conduct for immigrants by the small towns of Saint-Roch-de-Mekinac and Herouxville. Finally, there was the soccer referee who ejected a player for wearing a hijab on the pitch, a violation of the province’s sports regulations.So there. If you still think speaking Fwench automatically brands a person as a snail sucking surrender monkey, you could try telling it to a Cajun...once.The Quebec government stood by principle and said yes to assimilation and integration and no to accommodation.
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Posted by: Michael Weaver at April 02, 2007 11:29 AM (2OHpj)
Posted by: wb at April 02, 2007 12:25 PM (syC+J)
You mean she could either wear her hijab or she could train to be a prison gaurd, but not both.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 02, 2007 12:43 PM (8e/V4)
Note that Quebec was taken away from France before the French Revolution. So, in some respects, French and Quebec cultures are different.
Posted by: Garduneh Mehr at April 02, 2007 12:51 PM (j97MF)
Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at April 02, 2007 12:55 PM (p52Ne)
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