(Ottawa) Bloc Québécois MP Martin Champoux will table a motion on Tuesday to replace the reading of the prayer at the start of a sitting in the House of Commons with a moment of reflection.
Posted at 8:50 a.m.
Updated at 10:15 a.m.
“Society is evolving, society is changing and we are talking more and more about inclusion,” he said at a press conference. […] When you want to be inclusive, you have to make sure that the symbols and the actions are also. »
“If we want to respect all religions, it’s because the state does not favor any of them,” he said. In this way, the religious neutrality of the State that one wishes can be applied by a moment of reflection. It seems to me that would be the ideal solution. »
A prayer is recited every morning in the House of Commons before the start of parliamentary business. This moment of contemplation takes place before the public has access to the debates.
The Bloc Québécois wants to use its opposition day to hold this debate. The vote will take place on Wednesday.
More details to come.