Les femmes voilées sont «manipulées», dit Janette Bertrand

Some more articles on the Quebec values charter, starting with the assumption that all women who wear the hijab are manipulated (like all men who wear the kippa or turban or muslim head covering, presumably).

From the “Yvettes” of the 1980 referendum to the “Janettes” of today, the same arrogance, assumptions and insularity about others, the same transposition of the Quebec francophone experience of the 50s to today, and the same lack of appreciation of the complexity of the human condition.

Les femmes voilées sont «manipulées», dit Janette Bertrand | KATIA GAGNON | Actualités.

A nice vignette about the practicalities of the proposed Charter – Quebec does not have an accurate idea of how many public servants (core government, not sectors like health, education etc.) would be affected by the Charter, using the number that serve the public as a criteria. And as usual, Minister Drainville doesn’t see a problem:

Québec ignore le nombre de fonctionnaires qui travaillent avec le public

And no surprise, the latest group to criticize the Charter, this time mental health professionals:

Quebec charter of values slammed by mental-health professionals