Montreal transit agency stops workplace prayers as new law comes into effect
Montreal's public transit authority has announced that employees are no longer permitted to pray on agency premises as provisions of Quebec's new secularism law come into force on September 1. The law, enacted in April, prohibits prayer rooms in public establishments, including educational institutions and transportation services.
Montreal Transit Agency (MTA) currently offers four rooms for non-religious activities such as meditation and yoga, which were previously used for prayer. Signs have been placed outside these rooms to inform employees of the new restriction. MTA supervisors are instructed to report any instances of religious practices to the offending employees.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims criticized the law for undermining religious freedoms and creating division in Quebec.
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