If the Parti Québécois (PQ) forms the next provincial government after the October 2026 general election, it has pledged to ban “ostentatious” religious symbols for elementary school students.

The PQ say they consulted its members in recent weeks to find out whether they agreed with this proposal; 90 per cent said they were in favour.

PQ members also voted in favour of banning street prayers (95 per cent) and prayers in schools “that receive state funding, from elementary to college” (96 per cent).

The participation rate was 55 per cent.

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

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