“In England, they get into fights and throw bombs at one another because of multiculturalism and people get lost in that type of a society,” she said.
Pauline Marois is defending her plans for a Quebec “values” charter with a harsh criticism of multiculturalism, including a suggestion that it leads to homegrown terrorism.
In an interview that ran in Le Devoir on Friday, the Quebec Premier contrasted secularism in France to multiculturalism in Britain, including a vague reference to recent terrorist attacks.
The Parti Québécois minority government is planning next week to release the broad objectives of its charter, which will enshrine the religious neutrality of the Quebec government by preventing public service workers from wearing religious symbols. Ms. Marois said the French model is not perfect, but she had harsher words for the situation across the English Channel.
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Ms. Marois’s office did not provide further explanation of her statement on Friday, adding that the British and French models have their respective strengths and weaknesses.
“Quebec will develop its own model based on our values and experiences,” said Marie Barrette, a spokeswoman for Ms. Marois.
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