Lewis Calls Bill 21 ‘Religious Discrimination,’ Poilievre Hopes Quebec Repeals Law

Lewis Calls Bill 21 ‘Religious Discrimination,’ Poilievre Hopes Quebec Repeals Law
Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 2, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Conservative leadership contender and rookie MP Leslyn Lewis on Monday called a Quebec law restricting public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work “explicit religious discrimination.”

Lewis, who is running for the leadership a second time after placing third in the party’s 2020 race, says Conservatives must make decisions “based on principle” and not how it will be viewed by a particular demographic.