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| Track Code | Track Name | Entry | Scratch | 1st Post ET | 1st Post Local | Time Zone | Stakes Race(s) | Stakes Grade | T.V. Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GG | GOLDEN GATE FIELDS | 48 | 24 | 3:45 PM | 12:45 PM | PDT | |||
| LS | LONE STAR PARK | 72 | 0 | 3:35 PM | 2:35 PM | CDT | |||
| SA | SANTA ANITA PARK | 72 | 24 | 3:30 PM | 12:30 PM | PDT | |||
| SUN | SUNLAND PARK | 168 | 0 | 2:30 PM | 12:30 PM | MDT | |||
| WO | WOODBINE | 72 | 48 |
Quebec Moves to Ban New Public Servants From Wearing Religious Symbols while Andrew Cuomo kicks the faithful out of the holy church of Nassau OTB
Critics argue proposed legislation will disproportionately affect Muslim women who wear headscarves
François Legault’s conservative Coalition Avenir Québec government on March 28 introduced legislation to ban newly hired teachers and police officers from wearing visible religious symbols. PHOTO: CHRIS WATTIE/REUTERS
OTTAWA—Quebec introduced legislation to ban newly hired teachers and police officers from wearing visible religious symbols, making the French-speaking Canadian province the latest region in the West to propose restrictions on the use of Muslim head coverings by public servants.
The bill, which was unveiled in the provincial legislature by François Legault’s conservative Coalition Avenir Québec government on Thursday, seeks to prevent those in positions of authority, including public-school teachers, police and judges, from wearing conspicuous religious symbols at work. While the government says the law will apply to all religious symbols, critics have argued that it will disproportionately affect Muslim women who wear headscarves.
The proposed law would also compel people who give or receive public services to have their faces uncovered, with limited exceptions such as for health reasons.
If the law is passed, Quebec will become the first jurisdiction in North America to impose such restrictions. France has since 2004 prohibited teachers from wearing conspicuous religious symbols in public schools, and some German states have enacted similar bans. France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark all have partial or complete bans on full-face coverings in public spaces.
The goal of the bill is “to make a clear separation between the state and religion,” said Simon Jolin-Barrette, the Quebec minister who is responsible for the bill. He said the bill would apply to all religious symbols equally.
The ban would apply to new employees, meaning those who already wear religious garb at work won’t be forced to remove it or lose their jobs if they remain in the same position, the government said. In a surprise move, the government also pledged to move a crucifix that has hung in the main chamber of the provincial legislature since 1936.
Human-rights and religious groups voiced strong opposition to the law, which they said would limit Quebeckers’ religious freedom. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expressed dismay. “It is unthinkable to me that in a free society, we would legitimize discrimination against citizens based on their religions,” he said.
This isn’t the first time a Quebec government has sought to restrict the use of religious symbols. The separatist Parti Québécois introduced a similar proposal in 2013, but was defeated before it could become law. The provincial Liberal government, which lost to Mr. Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec party last year, passed legislation to ban face-coverings in 2017 for those giving and receiving public services. That law was put on hold following court challenges.
Polls indicate that there is significant support in Quebec for the proposed ban. The new legislation follows roughly a decade of debate over how to accommodate religious minorities in the avowedly secular province, where there is also heightened concern over protecting Quebec’s distinct language and culture within mostly English Canada.
The new law is likely to pass in the Quebec legislature, since Mr. Legault’s government holds a majority. In an effort to circumvent future court challenges, the government said it would rely on a little-used, but politically charged, provision in Canada’s constitution that allows it to ignore anticipated human-rights-based challenges.
—Paul Vieira contributed to this article.
Write to Kim Mackrael at kim.mackrael@wsj.com
Stop scratching on holidays
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
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