New polling suggests a public prayer ban is most popular among Quebecers, where 43 per cent of respondents believe organized prayers in public spaces should never be permitted.

The Leger poll surveyed Canadians across the country after the Quebec government announced it would ban prayer in public places as part of a move to strengthen secularism in the province.

Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said in August he would table legislation this fall to outlaw the practice.

Related: • Legault government to pass legislation to ban street prayers • ‘Freedom is freedom’: Archbishop of Montreal denounces Quebec’s proposed ban on prayer in public places

The provincial government’s proposal comes amid simmering tension in Quebec over Muslim prayers taking place as part of pro-Palesti

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