A controversial values charter that would ban wearing religious symbols in the public sector could threaten the province of Québec's minority rights, if Parti Québécois voters have their way at the polls today.

The left-wing separatist party Parti Québécois’s Bill 60 — also known as the Charter of Values — would ban public servants, including teachers, doctors and bureaucrats, from wearing any religious symbols at work. This would include a ban on symbols like the hijab, yarmulkes or large crucifixes.