Ethics presentation

1. Tolerance in Quebec
By: Leigh Gantman

2. Background Information
• Quebec citizens think of themselves as
open-minded people.
• They encourage immigration.
• Society has been enriched by diversity.

3. What is really going on?
• Quebec citizens want minorities to
conform
• Quebec citizens fear the loss of religion,
language.
• Christianity is only approved.

4. The Poll:
Shocking Statistics
• 72% don’t think Jews or Muslims should get time off work to pray.
• 67% don’t want the government to subsidize religious schools
• 63% don’t want Muslim women to walk around with their faces covered.
• 61% don’t want Muslim teachers to cover their hair with a hijab.
• 61% don’t want Muslim girls to wear the hijab in school.
• 59% don’t want prayer rooms in colleges or universities.
• 59% approve of keeping crucifixes on the walls of public schools.

5. “Code of Conduct”
• People want the government to regulate the problem.
• 58 % of polled Quebec citizens said Quebec should adopt a
“code of conduct” for minorities to follow.
• Quebec citizens will welcome minorities...as long as they
conform to society.
• Telling minorities how to live is unconstitutional and violates the
Charter of Freedoms and Rights.

6. Controversial Issue
• Muslim women want the right to wear their hijab in public
areas.
• Quebecers don’t want Muslim women to wear their hijab in
public areas for security reasons.
• Of the people who totally agree that diversity enriches
society, only 22% completely accept Muslim girls wearing
hijabs in school.
• Solution: Educate ourselves!

7. Quebec Charter of Rights and
Freedoms
• Every person is the possessor of the fundamental freedoms, including
freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, freedom of opinion, freedom of
expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association.
• No one may distribute, publish or publicly exhibit a notice, symbol or sign
involving discrimination, or authorize anyone to do so.
• Every person has a right to the safeguard of his dignity, honour and
reputation.

8. My Opinion
• We need to be recognized as an accepting
and tolerant society. This is done through
one’s own self, not the government.
• We need to become more educated on
other cultures.
• We need to respect everyones rights and
freedoms.

9. Thank You!