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Quebec's minister responsible for secularism, Jean-Francois Roberge, has called on his new special anti-Islamophobia advisor, Amira Elghawaby, to apologize and step down. Roberge took issue with comments on Bill 21 in a 2019 column in the Ottawa Citizen that she co-authored with Bernie Farber. The column takes issue with the secularism law, which prohibits certain public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work.

Bill 21, commonly referred to as Quebec's religious symbols ban invokes the notwithstanding clause to shield it from constitutional challenges. The clause allows provincial legislatures to override certain sections of the charter. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently criticized Quebec for enacting the clause in Bill 21 - legislation that Elghawaby's column described as "exactly what the Charter of Rights is supposed to protect us against."

The newspaper reported that the poll found just "28 percent of people had a positive view of Islam, and 37 percent had a positive view of Muslims; among those who have negative feelings about Islam, 88 percent support a ban on religious symbols for public school teachers." Elghawaby took to social media to clarify her comments in The Ottawa Citizen, writing, "I don't believe that Quebecers are Islamophobic about a poll on Bill 21 with partners from all provinces and regions to address racism head-on."

Quebec Solidaire (QS) and the Parti Quebecois (PQ) have criticized Elghawaby's language around Bill 21.

Unlike Roberge, Nadeau-Dubois is not calling for Elghawaby's resignation. Nor did the Quebec Liberals, whose interim leader, Marc Tanguay, said in a tweet that she must apologize for her "unacceptable and insulting comments." The Liberals said the party stands against all forms of hate, including Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racism. "In this regard, the CAQ must play a leading role."

The political reaction comes on the sidelines of the sixth anniversary of the 2017 shooting at the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre. On Jan. 29, 2017, a gunman killed six Muslim men and injured 17 others after opening fire shortly after evening prayer. A judge said the shooter had a "visceral hatred for immigrants who are Muslims."

PQ member Joel Arseneau turned his criticism toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

He said the column indicated Elghawaby held "deeply rooted" prejudice against Quebec.

Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies, whose survey Elghawaby cited, is not calling for her resignation. However, he told CTV that he believes she should provide more nuance on what the data really says. One thing the data does suggest, according to Jedwab, is that ardent supporters of Bill 21 "disproportionately harbour anti-Muslim sentiment."