racin_rusty wrote:
Yes, but that doesn't mean the attitudes & beliefs have completely died. The face covering regulation isn't about conservatism, it's about Quebec and it's endemic racism starting with the language laws.Agreed. Though the language laws were originally more about preserving language as a part of culture than race explicitly. Quebec immigration has long had a focus on French speakers such as Haiti and West Africa - though also being Christian origin also undoubtedly helped.
This is about xenophobia, no question.