Mr. Speaker, Saint‑Maxime school has made the news with prayers in class, homophobic comments and students resisting sex education.
The Government of Quebec has had enough of attacks on secularism. It is calling on Ottawa to repeal the religious exemption in the Criminal Code and wants to strengthen Bill 21 on secularism.
In Ottawa, it is the exact opposite. The federal government is challenging Bill 21. It is waffling when it comes to the religious exemption. First it is going to get rid of it, and then it is not going to get rid of it. Ottawa is doing nothing at all to defend state secularism.
When will the government stop undermining secularism in Quebec?