Quebec's New Law Threatens Easter March

0:00It's April 3, Vancouver news today starts now, AI powered and ready. In Montreal, hundreds of folks are set to join Archbishop, Cristian Leipine, for the annual way of the cross, March this Easter weekend, though walk in prayer, reflection, and silence behind a big crucifix, hitting up historic churches to mark Jesus' path. But here's the twist, Quebec just passed a new law that could make this tradition way tougher down the line by banning public prayer without special, city approval, the legislation adopted on Thursday, Ramsef Quebec's secularism push. It bars religious symbols for daycare workers, kills prayer rooms in public spots, and says no collective religious stuff on streets or parks unless a, municipal council green lights a case by case. Catholic leaders are fired up. Martin Lolli-Bertet, head of the Quebec Catholic bishops, calls it a raw deal that treats believers like second-class citizens. He points out streets get shut for protests, sports, and festivals all the time, but faith-based

1:04events now need begging for permits when they've always played by the rules. This march has actually grown since the pandemic, pulling in nearly a thousand people last year for its quiet dignity, singing, readings, and poems at. Churches, all in sobering silence, organizes coordinated with cities before, but now it's not a right anymore, it's up to local goodwill. As bishops gear up to challenge this in court, watch how it plays out for future processions and public faith expressions. Quebec's drawing a hard line, on secularism that could reshape traditions like this one.