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Canada is a multicultural society where people from different sects, creeds, race, and nationality live in harmony and peace. People take pride in sharing their cultural values and celebrating their unique identity. However, a proposed bill in Quebec might change the way of life for some Canadians and their future generations forever. The Quebec Secularism Bill is being criticized for imposing restrictions on the cultural identity of people especially Sikhs and Muslim Women.

History Behind The Controversial Secularism Bill 

It all started when a 29 year old Egyptian immigrant, who was studying a French-language course at the CEGEP, was asked to unveil herself. Upon her refusal to do so, she was removed from the government-sponsored program for wearing a niqab. This led to the ongoing debate of whether not allowing Muslim women to wear their veils amounts to cultural suppression or is it vital to ensure secularist attributes of the …