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Majority of Canadians do not
Approve of Québec Religious Symbols Law
Toronto, July 31st, 2019 – In a
random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1733 Canadian voters, the majority (BTM2:
59%) disapprove of Québec’s government introducing a law that prevents
provincial employees from wearing religious symbols, with 4 in 10 (41%) saying
they strongly disapprove.
4 in 10 (TOP2: 41%) respondents say they approve
of the Québec government introducing such a law, with a quarter
(26%) saying they strongly approve.
Respondents most likely disapprove include those
18 to 34 years old (67%), females (64%), earning $60k-$80k (62%) or the most
wealthy (64%), with a college/university (62%) or post graduate degree (63%),
from Atlantic Canada (76%), and voting NDP (81%) in the upcoming election.
Those who approves of Québec’s
government introducing a law that prevents provincial employees from wearing
religious symbols include those over 45 years old (46% of those 45 to 54, 44%
of 55 to 64, 45% of 65 and over), males
(45%), earning $40k-$60k (43%) or $80k-$100k (45%), with some college or
university education (46%) or secondary school or less (44%), from Québec (64%), and
voting BQ (87%).
“The majority of Canadians disapprove of Québec’s
government introducing a law that prevents provincial employees from wearing
religious symbols,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research. “But
in Québec? The majority approves. The provincial government
gets elected by Québec voters, so given voters’ overwhelming support for
the policy, it’s unlikely to be amended any time soon.”
