Lawmakers from all political parties joined together Wednesday to denounce the Canadian Human Rights Commission, which claims Christmas is a discriminatory holiday against religious minorities.
“Frankly, in Quebec we will continue to celebrate Christmas and we will not apologize for celebrating Christmas in Quebec!” complained Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette after a vote by Quebec parliamentarians.
The elected representatives of the National Assembly unanimously adopted a motion denouncing the federal body, which believes that holidays such as Christmas and Easter constitute a clear example of “systemic religious discrimination” and that this “discrimination against religious minorities in Canada in the “It is rooted in history.” of colonialism in Canada.
Ironically, the request was sent not only to Parliament in Ottawa and the Canadian Human Rights Commission, but also to Santa Claus.
The minister responsible for the fight against racism, Christopher Skeete, also didn’t mince his words when he denounced the position of the federal human rights watchdog. “The Commission is trying to make it clear to Canadians, and therefore Quebecers, that Christmas is racist. I don’t think so and I think that Quebecers are on my side,” he said as he left the Salon Bleu.
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