Canada: Quebec govt to ban turbans, niqabs from elementary schools
The new government in the Canadian province of Quebec will prohibit all religious coverings, including turbans and niqabs, from elementary schools, in a move that adds restrictions to those already in existence. The impact will mostly be on young Sikh, Muslim and Jewish children. Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian P) The separatist…