Quebec commission calls for "open secularism"

By Jim Coggins
June 5, 2008

A Quebec commission studying the "reasonable accommodation" of religious and other minorities has recommended "open secularism" as a way to resolve tensions. A spokesman for the Protestant community in Quebec has affirmed this approach, saying the commission has done "a good job."

The Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences released its 300-page report on May 22. Among other recommendations, early reports in the Globe and Mail and the Canadian Press said the Commission was advocating that Quebec become a "more secular" society. the rest