Any news from Good Friday procession?
Almost every news platform ran the Morgan Lowrie CP piece on the new secularism law and its possible effect on Easter weekend observations, but so far only the Gazette is reporting that the Good Friday procession was held in silence. I don’t know whether this has always been the case.
dhomas 11:18 on 2026-04-04 Permalink
While I was driving in Rosemont yesterday, my way was blocked by a Good Friday procession. They had a police escort. I don’t think this law will be enforced for religions considered “part of Quebec’s culture and heritage”.
Ian 20:11 on 2026-04-04 Permalink
My way was blocked today by a bicycle protest supporting Palestine. I know which I support more, but hey, chacun à son goût.
dhomas 13:53 on 2026-04-05 Permalink
My comment was more to point out that the religious procession seemingly had the blessing (pun intended) of the police. The authorities were not applying the new law to this outdoor religious prayer / gathering.
A protest supporting Palestine is not in and of itself a religious matter, let alone “public prayer”. Bringing it up is not really relevant to the subject of these articles.
Ian 14:04 on 2026-04-05 Permalink
I didn’t mean to imply that both were religious processsions, I meant that both are controversial for different reasons, but that I would be more annoyed to have my plans foiled by an Easter procession than a pro-Palestinian protest.
Jonathan 16:22 on 2026-04-05 Permalink
Oh they were not silent at all.