As the case of the Bedford school, where teachers created a climate of terror, has brought the debate on secularism to the fore, Quebec Solidaire (QS) is joining the Parti Québécois (PQ) in calling for an end to the funding of religious schools in the province.
“If we want to be consistent with the idea of secularism, we should not be funding any private denominational schools with public money,” said QS MNA Ruba Ghazal at a news briefing on Wednesday at the National Assembly.
According to the QS MNA, “we give more than $200 million a year to some 50 denominational schools.”
Earlier this week, the PQ leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, said that the Bedford case was one of “Islamist invasion” and made a series of suggestions to the government to strengthen secularism in Quebec.
In particular, he called for an end to subsidies for religious schools.
St-Pierre Plamondon brought …