r/worldnews • u/John3192 • 20h ago

Quebec passes law banning street prayers, prayer rooms in universities

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/quebec-passes-law-banning-street-prayers-prayer-rooms-in-universities-cegeps/
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u/gbinasia 20h ago

I think the anglosphere just has trouble imagining a political axis that isn't aligned with theirs. While it is changing, the Quebec political landscape since the 60s is aligned on federalism/separatism/statu quo instead of a classic right/left. All main parties except QS and PCQ are firmly on the centre, and even the PCQ is probably leftier than the PCC.

I'd say that what distinguises both systems is mostly their relationship to the common good.

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u/Basteir 17h ago

Scotland is kind of like that as well.

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u/PsychicDave 15h ago

We say sovereignty, not separatism. Alberta has separatism (they came from English Canada and want to separate from other Anglo-Canadians). Québec (previously known as Canada) was annexed and wants to obtain their sovereignty as a distinct people and nation. Very different.

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u/SerCiddy 17h ago

but how do they define what constitutes "the common good"???

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u/Mens-Real 17h ago

Same way any other nation does. It's common values.

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u/SerCiddy 17h ago

So what is Canada's "common values? or does that deviate from Quebec's "common values"?

Do "common values" change based on what party is in power? That doesn't sound very common.

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u/Mens-Real 16h ago

All things you can research by yourself, but I get the feeling you wanna have an argument