The Quebec government is scheduled to introduce a bill on Thursday to protect the Religious Symbols Act 21 Bill for another five years.

The 21 Bill law prohibits government employees in positions of authority, including teachers, from wearing religious symbols such as the Islamic hijab, the Jewish kippah, the Sikh turban, and Christian crosses.

The office of Quebec’s Governor, François Legault, confirmed to the Canadian press that the minister responsible for secularism, Jean-François Roberge, will propose renewing the use of the exemption clause that was first activated in June 2019 when the law was adopted.

The Quebec Liberal Party also said on Wednesday that it would oppose renewing the exemption clause to protect the secularism law from lawsuits.

However, the law could benefit from the support of Québec Solidaire (QS) and Parti Québécois (PQ), as PQ leader Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon clearly said he supports it."

From QS, the party spokesperson confirmed their party’s opposition to preventing government employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols.