There is a widespread misunderstanding that all Sikhs are required to wear a kirpan.
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Not only did the Queensland law prohibit the freedom of religion of a small vulnerable minority, it did so deliberately.
Banning the kirpan because it resembles a knife heads Australia down a path of religion free schools.
The proposed secular law (Bill 21) in the province of Québec appears to be directed primarily against Montreal and Québec City, and reflects a fear of strangers in Québec’s more homogeneous regions.
