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Originally Posted by ssiguy
The fact that Quebec is less receptive to non-Christian religious groups or people of different ethnicities or races is no surprise. I wouldn't even say it's a Quebec wide issue but very much a Franco-Quebec one.
Many older Quebecers still cling to the mentality of "pure laine" which effectively means unless you are white and Francophone then you are not a "real" Quebecer. The separatist movement of the 60s & 70s was very much built upon this belief. Thank god this offensive policy has basically vanished from political discourse in Quebec but there are many older hard core separatists who still cling to the mentality even if they are less vocal about it than they once were.
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Quebec is less receptive than the rest of the country to politicians who would publicly demonstrate their Christian / catholic religious affiliation. Mixing religion and politics is a definite no-no here.
Jean Tremblay, the very catholic mayor of Saguenay, is derided by most of the province for his extreme religious views He has publicly said that his decisions as a mayor are guided by God and Jesus and the rest ; not the best way to gain credibility in today's Quebec...
Here's a very interesting and accurate analysis on why Quebecers are suspicious of religion in politics :
Jagmeet Singh’s Quebec problem
In a province where suspicion of religion in politics is a progressive impulse, the NDP leadership hopeful is facing an uphill battle