There is a town in Quebec that has passed laws that seem to target muslims. It basically states that in this particular town, no headress, males are not allowed to stone thier wives in public, etc. etc. It is not worded as such, you can read between the lines. Muslims are up in arms........
The town's defense is we just do not want anyone to violate our towns laws, we are not directing it at muslims but someone has to take a stand.
They are quoted as saying, "I have nothing against immigrants, I know a lot of immigrants. But at one point there has to be a limit to accommodating them. If they came here, it must be because they like the way we live.
"We took our religion out of everything, the schools, the government. Why should they try to bring in theirs?"
What is your stance................... I think they got it right, I have no issues with immigration either but it does not mean they should not have to conform to our standards. If I went to Iraq would I ?
2007-02-06 12:28:38 · 6 answers · asked by CelticFairy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I heard of it.
I think the "issue" is way overblown. Makes a nice news story tho.
Obviously, it is illegal anywhere in Canada for people to stone their wives. I guess this town has next to no muslims there and hence somebody there was paranoid.
I do agree that there should be limits on accomodating immigrants but in most cases, immigrants are in fact a positive force in the country rather than a negative one.
Standards? Well, that's a toughie. Lets say, I expect them to obey our laws and I may prefer some immigrants over other ones. (Again, most are positive not a negative force.)
2007-02-06 12:35:20 · answer #1 · answered by rostov 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. As a Canadian, I am accustomed to religion being kept out of public affairs, and although Quebec's legal system is somewhat different from that of the rest of Canada's, it is still secular, from federal law down to municipal. Immigrants expecting to find religous exceptions to the law here are in for a rude awakening. That being said, if those municipal laws contravene the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and if that contravention cannot be justified, then the laws will not stand up to challenge in the higher courts.
2007-02-06 20:34:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty stupid if you ask me. They didn't need to say that those practices are illegal because those practices were already outlawed by OTHER already existing laws. Sounds to me like those officials were completely wasting their time and the tax payers money.
2007-02-06 20:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good ol' Quebec, always making friends with everyone.
2007-02-06 20:34:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are there not laws about stoning people? Are you saying they can do it in private?
2007-02-06 20:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by eric c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they have a point but they took it a bit too far.
2007-02-06 20:32:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋