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Late last month, Quebec Premier François Legault and Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge announced that they will introduce a new law this fall to ban prayer in public spaces. The measure comes in response to what Roberge described as the "proliferation of street prayer" — a practice that has become synonymous with mass Islamist displays , particularly in the wake of pro-Hamas and pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Street prayer is no longer the image of quiet devotion. From Toronto to Times Square , it is political theater, often conducted en masse, blocking roads, obstructing entrances and projecting intimidation into the heart of civic life.

ISRAELI MINISTER WARNS CANADA IS 'MARCHING TOWARD THE ABYSS' AF

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