Quebec’s education minister has banned prayer and other religious practices in the province’s public schools, saying that it is to preserve the “secular characteristic.”
Bernard Drainville issued a directive on April 19, saying the National Assembly adopted a motion affirming the secularism of Quebec, and that having places of prayer in public schools goes against this principle.
The directive noted that school service centres, including vocational training centres and public adult education centres, must  respect the legal framework to preserve their “secular character.” The directive, however, does not apply to private schools or Indigenous school boards, according to a press release issued on April 20….