Trumpiness is everywhere. We're sorry to report that the province of Quebec has passed a "secularism" law that forbids civil servants from wearing religious clothing or symbols on the job, and a judge has just turned back challenges to it from two Canadian civil liberties groups.
Bill 21 has already inspired incidents of harassment, the groups claimed. But the judge said, "That some in society feel liberated today to claim their prejudices instead of stemming them does not originate from the secularism law."
We cats say, horse hockey to that. Laws like Bill 21 embolden haters as much as Donald Trump does. And while we're all for secularism ourselves (unless you're talking about worshiping cats), we have long argued that diverse, participatory democracies are plenty strong enough to tolerate their citizens' silly dress.
In the US, legislation like Bill 21 would forbid Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from wearing her turbans on the job. What do you want to bet that Stephen Miller is working with teabaggers on Capitol Hill right now to enact a version of it here? We cats HISS.
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