Apparently it can't. At least that's the conclusion one could draw from the leaked report on the reasonable accommodation of religious minorities in Quebec:
In a draft copy obtained by the Montreal Gazette, the commission reportedly puts the onus squarely on francophone Quebeckers to be more accommodating toward immigrants, while noting that francophones "have a strong feeling of insecurity for the survival of their culture."
The report argues that "discontent" toward religious minorities "seems to us the result of partial information and false perceptions."
Some more details on what exactly is proposed, can be found on
Life Site News:
MONTREAL, May 22, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Every religion but Christianity should be welcome in public life in Quebec, according to a government report. Crucifixes must be removed from the National Assembly and classrooms and Christian prayers banned from city council meetings but students should be allowed to wear their Islamic hijabs, Jewish kippas, Sikh turbans and even the ceremonial dagger called a kirpan.
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Judges, Crown prosecutors, police officers, prison guards and the president of the National Assembly should be barred from wearing religious symbols, but other public sector employees and students may be allowed to wear religious signs if they do not hinder their jobs or their safety. Quebec should adopt "basic texts" that define "open secularism" and "typically Quebec-style interculturalism," and the government should produce "a multidenominational calendar" of public religious holidays.
There's however one thing that's missing: They forgot the provincial flag. Instead of a white cross and four white fleurs-de-lis on a blue background, the flag should feature a white cross and four white fleurs-de-lis on a white background. Could there be a better way to portray Quebec as 100% accepting and culturally neutral society?
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