McGill Expert Alert: Second niqab case stirs controversy in Québec

Second niqab case stirs controversy in Québec

In the wake of Quebec's proposed anti-niqab legislation, which would deny veiled women government services, a second Montreal woman has been expelled from a government-subsidized French class for wearing a face covering, to the dismay of her classmates.

(Globe & Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-muslim-woman-ordered-to-unveil-or-leave-french-course/article1530874/)

The following McGill expert is available for comment:

Prof. Morton Weinfeld
Department of Sociology, McGill University
Expertise: Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Immigration/Multiculturalism, Education
Morton.weinfeld [at] mcgill.ca
514-398-6853