Bill Bill Bill Bill: Quebec and Secularization in the Workplace

Quebec is undeniably a multicultural society. With such an ethnically diverse population, it is natural that there is also great religious diversity in Quebec society. However, the Quebec government has passed a law called Bill 21, banning workers in the public sector from wearing any religious symbols (Ahmad) such as veils worn by Muslim women or kippahs worn by Jewish men. There had been much opposition to this bill due to the fact that it contradicts the Canadian Charter of Rights. This post will prove that Bill 21 is ultimately unethical through a utilitarian analysis.