Some members of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) are pushing for a ban on face coverings in public places, but the province has not confirmed whether it will act on the proposal.
The party originally planned to consider a ban on masked protesters at its weekend convention in Gatineau, but an amendment calling for a complete ban on face coverings in public received support from more than half of party members, including from Secularism and French-language Minister Jean-François Roberge.
The amendment, presented by Saint-François youth wing delegate Benjamin Archambault, was passed in a 152 to 150 vote. He said it was a bid to extend the ban on face coverings to public spaces, and appeared to reference the wearing of the niqab, a garment worn by some Muslim women, in his comments….