PQ leader says story time poster by Montreal library example of ‘religious invasion’ [Video]

A Montreal borough and Muslim leader are pushing back against the head of the Parti Québécois (PQ) after he accused a local library of promoting a “religious invasion” by posting a photo of a young girl wearing a hijab for a story time event.

The photo in question was used in a Facebook post for an event the Mercier Library held on Oct. 13 called Les P’tits Coeurs Contes, or Little Hearts Tales in English. The promotional poster includes a stock photo of three children, including one girl wearing the religious head scarf in class.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said: “Is it normal for a library in my riding to feel the need to advertise a religious sign with a photo of a veiled little girl aged between three and six? Do you really think that this little girl is making a …