This kind of thing was bound to happen sooner or later. The left hates Christianity and loves Islam.
“Montreal city hall replaces crucifix with hijab, prompting criticism,” by Lee Harding, Western Standard, July 26, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Five years after Montreal city hall removed a crucifix, it has reopened an image of a woman with a hijab, prompting criticism from some, and support from others.
Visitors to city call now encounter the message “Bienvenue à L’Hotel de Ville de Montréal“ in an image two metres high. The picture includes a sketch of a young man wearing a hoodie and ballcap, a woman wearing a hijab, and a male senior citizen.
City hall opened to the general public in June for the first time since it was closed for restoration and renovations in 2019. Back then, Mayor Valerie Plante said the crucifix that had adorned the location would be removed to “establish the secular nature of the city council.” A crucifix was also removed from the National Assembly in Quebec City.
In June 2019, the State Secularism Act Bill 21 barred public servants from wearing religious symbols, including turbans, hijabs, and kippahs while working and said people who received government services had to have their face uncovered while doing so. Section 33 of the Charter was invoked to allow for this restriction on religious freedoms.
Daniel Baril, President of the Quebec Secular Movement, called for the mural to be removed “immediately” in an open letter posted to Tolerance.ce, saying its presence was “astonishing” and “a surprise.”
“The Plante administration has therefore switched from the crucifix to the hijab, thus denying its desire to ensure the secularity of the place,” he wrote.
“The presence of this veiled woman, representing the female population of Montreal, goes against the Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities, which states that ‘in order to promote the participation of citizens in the affairs of the City, the City of Montreal undertakes to […] support equality between women and men’ (Article 16, g). How can liberal Muslims and non-Muslims feel supported, included and welcome by such a poster?”…
40 rounds says
Oh boy, what a terrible whirlwind the left reaps–the epitome of reactionary thinking.
Condor says
Why not? France has already been conquered by Muslims! Their colony in Canada is bound to follow suit…
somehistory says
since when is the mozlum scarf, which mozlum women claim is religious and needed to stay on their ‘path,’ “secular”?
Mr. Spencer is right again. Christianity is hated; islam is not. mozlums hate Christians
The “world” hates Christianity and Christians. The “world” outside islam, and mozlums inside islam, hate any representation or recognition of Christianity.
It wasn’t a “secular” desire; it was an elimination of Christianity.
Robert says
It is written a couple millennium ago in 2 tTim. #:12 . . Christens will suffer perscecution. No Surprise as we watch this unfold.
somehistory says
Yes, Robert, Jesus warned His apostles when sitting on the Mount of Olives that persecution was coming and many would die as He was about to be murdered by His enemies. His disciples and Apostles wrote His words of warning for the rest of us to know.
Christians realize all of this was prophesied and we must keep our faith strong. ‘Stand erect and lift up our heads as deliverance is near.’
Anonymous says
So it is a thug, an extremist Muslim, a senior citizen.
The Globalists erase the white low and middle class working men and women. The most intelligent who historically have put pressure on the Western world governments to advance their rights. These are shown to pay taxes and be invisible.
On the other hand thugs are celebrated because unpunished crimes petrify in fear the population into submissiveness to propaganda. Muslims terrorize. It is their contribution to petrification of the minds to render the average citizen obedient. The senior? I don’t know, gullible votes?
Interesting article: the indoctrinated brain: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2024/06/01/the-indoctrinated-brain.aspx
nicholas tesdorf says
“Bienvenue à L’Hotel de Ville de Montréal et à l’esclavage”
Shovon says
Leftists are in Love with Jihadi Muslims for unexplainable reasons. Whereas Muslims hate Leftists like pigs. Strange world.
Joy D. Brower says
So, will Arabic replace French as “the other official language?!?”
Noah Andeark says
It’s pretty simple actually. muslims will kill you if you don’t abide by their “sensibilities”. Christians will only pray. So from a safety perspective, they are doing the right thing. Nobody wants to be killed by muslims, and they know that Christians won’t kill you for not becoming Christian.
jerry glenn says
Canada surges in the international Islamopandering derby.
Nabil Bissada says
Muslims women in the Muslims countries start to take off the hijab.
The first thing will do the Muslims when they get the power, according to the Koran and the sharia law they will arrest the lefts and the gays.
The western countries are running fast to their end.
They brought the believer of worse and devilish religion to control them.
You will lose your democracy, human rights and freedom of speech and religion.
They will be no more women rights and equality with the men.
You will be control by the sharia law who is refused and not acceptable by the “Animal Rescue”.
Kevin Kraemer says
With the 79th UN pushing for a one world religion, it shows what the “secularists” want for Canada.
SC says
Voters: Time to replace the scum you elected last time.
R_not says
that is bad news. Already we have caught over 500 ones on terrorist watch list coming from Canada. So many people don’t know what islam is about and think it is all ‘over there’ but it isn’t. Obama/biden ensured that isn’t true. And Trudeau is one of the biggest useful idiots there is!! Maybe people need to take another look at the Northern border and see how huge that is! We got them coming from the south and north and the ones that the obama/biden piles of crap brought in via our military.
JMC says
As a Montréaler, I find this very troubling.
Memi says
Montreal is fast losing its traditional values and artistic talents while praising the hooded criminality now flooding the city, the Sharia law “female prison garb” fashions and the fast aging of its infrastructure once known as a charismatic place to live, play or visit!
Shameful “art” – representing Montrealers by putting them all in fashionable “female prison garb” surrounded by hip hooded thugs “on the make” flirting with their own, and the City’s, mortality.
Welcome Christianophobia and Au revoir, Quebec!
Ralph says
I shake my 87 year-old head in bewilderment. How can the Canadians and the French (and others) willingly go to their own slaughter???
“Tis a puzzlement”
B Menon says
They are only copying Britain and Europe!!! Don’t be surprised if America heads that way under democrats! Western civilization is doomed as a result of actions taken by the scum who are elected to power. They have no respect for the hard working citizens, and thousands who have served selflessly for their nation.
Scotsman48 says
Take down the symbol of Christianity and replace it with the symbol of islam and this is done in the name of a secular society.
George Orwell is laughing his head off just as muslims around around the World today are doing the same in the faces of those they have fooled and conquered.
I sure am glad I live far far away from the Western World.
Deus Vult 60 says
The evil of Islam knows no bounds oh why oh why did Hiroshima and Nagasaki have to be the testing grounds, could they not have waited a little?
gravenimage says
Canada: Montreal city hall replaces crucifix with hijab
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Just disgusting.
And, sadly, this gives the lie to the frequently expressed idea–one you find even here at Jihad Watch at times–that it is only Anglohone Canada that tends toward dhimmitude, and that Francophone Canada is savvy about the threat of Islam.