Proposed Canadian law would ban certain public workers from wearing religious symbols; mayor says he meant “ethnic cleansing” only in a “non-violent” sense.

MONTREAL (JTA) — The Jewish mayor of a Canadian town compared a proposed bill that would bar religious symbols on some public workers to “ethnic cleansing.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...

Jewish Canadian mayor: Ban on wearing religious symbols like ethnic cleansing Justin Trudeau asks William Steinberg to apologize for remarks on proposed Quebec bill that would affect public workers; ...