{"id":293114,"date":"2026-06-21T13:38:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/le-clerge-du-pontiac-se-prononce-sur-le-projet-dinterdiction-de-la-priere-publique\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:38:04","slug":"le-clerge-du-pontiac-se-prononce-sur-le-projet-dinterdiction-de-la-priere-publique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/fr\/le-clerge-du-pontiac-se-prononce-sur-le-projet-dinterdiction-de-la-priere-publique\/","title":{"rendered":"Le clerg\u00e9 du Pontiac se prononce sur le projet d&rsquo;interdiction de la pri\u00e8re publique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fin ao\u00fbt, le gouvernement provincial a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/public-prayer-ban-quebec-1.7619985\">annonc\u00e9<\/a> qu\u2019il allait instaurer une interdiction de la pri\u00e8re.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Cet automne, nous d\u00e9poserons donc un projet de loi pour renforcer la la\u00efcit\u00e9 au Qu\u00e9bec, notamment en interdisant les pri\u00e8res de rue\u2009\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 publiquement le ministre de la La\u00efcit\u00e9, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Roberge, dans un communiqu\u00e9 du 28 ao\u00fbt, bien qu\u2019il n\u2019ait pas fourni de d\u00e9tails suppl\u00e9mentaires sur la mani\u00e8re dont une telle loi fonctionnerait en pratique.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le premier ministre Fran\u00e7ois Legault avait <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/religion-in-schools-new-law-quebec-1.7403485\">\u00e9voqu\u00e9 l&rsquo;id\u00e9e<\/a> d&rsquo;une interdiction en d\u00e9cembre 2024, \u00e0 la suite d&rsquo;un <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/actualites\/education\/2024-12-06\/manquements-a-la-loi-sur-la-laicite\/des-allegations-preoccupantes-dans-une-ecole-de-laval.php\">rapport<\/a> sur des manquements au code de la la\u00efcit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec par des membres du personnel musulmans dans une \u00e9cole de Laval.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Voir des gens prier dans les rues, dans les parcs publics, ce n&rsquo;est pas ce que nous voulons au Qu\u00e9bec\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9, ajoutant lors de cette m\u00eame conf\u00e9rence qu\u2019il voulait envoyer \u00ab\u2009un message tr\u00e8s clair aux islamistes\u2009\u00bb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le gouvernement pr\u00e9voit \u00e9galement de renforcer ses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/secularism-quebec-education-1.7488520\">lois sur la la\u00efcit\u00e9 existantes<\/a>, qui interdisent d\u00e9j\u00e0 aux enseignants et autres employ\u00e9s publics de porter des symboles religieux, afin d\u2019y inclure toute personne en contact avec les \u00e9l\u00e8ves, y compris les travailleurs de soutien et les parents b\u00e9n\u00e9voles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Des groupes confessionnels qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois ont d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 cette interdiction potentielle et l&rsquo;Union canadienne des libert\u00e9s civiles l&rsquo;a qualifi\u00e9e d&rsquo;atteinte aux libert\u00e9s d&rsquo;expression, de religion et d&rsquo;association.<\/p>\n<p>Plusieurs membres du clerg\u00e9 du Pontiac qui se sont entretenus avec THE EQUITY ont d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu&rsquo;ils suivaient l&rsquo;actualit\u00e9, mais qu&rsquo;ils avaient plus de questions que de r\u00e9ponses \u00e0 ce stade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le r\u00e9v\u00e9rend Eric Morin, de la paroisse anglicane de l&rsquo;Ouest du Qu\u00e9bec, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu&rsquo;il \u00e9tait d\u00e9concert\u00e9 par la mani\u00e8re dont une telle r\u00e8gle serait appliqu\u00e9e, mais qu&rsquo;il attendait d&rsquo;en savoir plus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Je suis s\u00fbr que la plupart des religions organis\u00e9es gardent un \u0153il sur cette question et voient o\u00f9 cela va mener\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Le p\u00e8re Michael Smith, cur\u00e9 de paroisse pour Fort-Coulonge, Waltham et Otter Lake, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que cette mesure semblait \u00eatre une r\u00e9ponse aux marches pro-palestiniennes en cours au centre-ville de Montr\u00e9al, dont certaines ont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 des pri\u00e8res musulmanes publiques. Lui aussi a remis en question la faisabilit\u00e9 d&rsquo;une telle r\u00e8gle.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"theeq-paragraph-10 theeq-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"theeq-2089562223\"><div class=\"theeq-adlabel\">Advertisement<br><\/div><div id=\"theeq-408898233\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/lotodamedecoeur.ca?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=web_banner&#038;utm_campaign=3rd_edition&#038;utm_id=the_Equity_Journal&#038;utm_content=starting_march2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Queen of Hearts Lottery\"><img src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Queen of Hearts Lottery\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009D&rsquo;apr\u00e8s ce que je comprends, cela trouve son origine dans un certain nombre de manifestations de musulmans qui ont entra\u00een\u00e9 des perturbations de la circulation\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u2009Ma lecture de la proposition est qu&rsquo;elle me semble \u00eatre une r\u00e9action excessive \u00e0 ce qui est essentiellement une question d&rsquo;ordre public. Ce n&rsquo;est pas une question religieuse, c&rsquo;est une question d&rsquo;ordre public. Si un groupe quelconque perturbe la circulation, les lois que nous avons actuellement en place sont suffisantes pour g\u00e9rer de telles situations.\u2009\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Smith a ajout\u00e9 qu&rsquo;il y avait des sous-entendus troublants dans les d\u00e9bats plus larges sur la la\u00efcit\u00e9, car certaines r\u00e8gles semblent cibler des groupes ou des cultures sp\u00e9cifiques et pas d&rsquo;autres.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Il semble y avoir une certaine nervosit\u00e9 \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9gard des autres cultures, des autres traditions, et je pense qu&rsquo;il est vraiment n\u00e9cessaire de faire appel au c\u00f4t\u00e9 le plus g\u00e9n\u00e9reux de la nature humaine et de dire que nous sommes une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 pluraliste o\u00f9 divers groupes de diff\u00e9rentes convictions ont le droit de s&rsquo;exprimer en public\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u2009Cela, pour moi, serait une compr\u00e9hension tr\u00e8s juste de la la\u00efcit\u00e9, o\u00f9 le gouvernement n&rsquo;\u00e9pouse aucune religion, mais o\u00f9 les diverses religions existant dans la province, et les personnes sans foi ou les agnostiques, ont \u00e9galement le droit de s&rsquo;exprimer en public.\u2009\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Morin et Smith ont tous deux d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que leurs congr\u00e9gations organisaient occasionnellement des processions ou des \u00e9v\u00e9nements publics comportant des pri\u00e8res publiques, mais tous deux se coordonnent avec les municipalit\u00e9s locales si leurs actions peuvent entraver la circulation. Morin a soulign\u00e9 que la pri\u00e8re publique est \u00e9galement courante lors d&rsquo;\u00e9v\u00e9nements par ailleurs la\u00efques.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Les c\u00e9r\u00e9monies du Jour du Souvenir, dans le Pontiac en particulier, incluent un moment de pri\u00e8re, qui fait partie int\u00e9grante de toutes les pr\u00e9sentations\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u2009Maintenant, s&rsquo;agit-il d&rsquo;un rassemblement sanctionn\u00e9 par le gouvernement au point o\u00f9 ils peuvent interdire de prier publiquement\u2009? J&rsquo;ai juste beaucoup de questions.\u2009\u00bb&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Il a ajout\u00e9 qu&rsquo;il n&rsquo;\u00e9tait pas non plus clair comment les autorit\u00e9s d\u00e9finiraient l&rsquo;acte de prier lui-m\u00eame.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Cela me fait dire\u2009: \u201cOk, qu&rsquo;entendez-vous par pri\u00e8re\u2009?\u201d Si vous \u00eates assis tranquillement sur un banc de parc, priez-vous en public, est-ce une pri\u00e8re publique\u2009?\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il dit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab\u2009Juste une diversion\u2009\u00bb<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"theeq-paragraph-15 theeq-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"theeq-2584128256\"><div class=\"theeq-adlabel\">Advertisement<br><\/div><div id=\"theeq-3907366476\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/materiauxjls.ca\/en\/?utm_source=the-equity-newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=foundation-specialists&#038;utm_content=foundation-specialist\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"jls-june16\"><img src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/jls-june16.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/jls-june16.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/jls-june16-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/jls-june16-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Pontiac, Andr\u00e9 Fortin, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu&rsquo;il consid\u00e9rait la proposition comme une tentative d\u00e9sesp\u00e9r\u00e9e du gouvernement Legault de changer de sujet concernant les controverses en cours autour de l&rsquo;enqu\u00eate publique sur la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/fran%C3%A7ois-legault-testifies-gallant-commission-1.7620007\">SAAQclic<\/a> et la perte de centaines de millions de dollars des contribuables dans le projet de batterie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/northvolt-quebec-end-1.7623155\">Northvolt abandonn\u00e9<\/a>. Il a ajout\u00e9 que les probl\u00e8mes d&rsquo;ordre public ne n\u00e9cessitent pas ce genre de l\u00e9gislation radicale.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Ces pouvoirs sont en grande partie entre les mains des municipalit\u00e9s, avec les r\u00e8gles concernant certains types de rassemblements et d&rsquo;\u00e9v\u00e9nements\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u2009Pour nous, ce n&rsquo;est donc qu&rsquo;une diversion, c&rsquo;est juste la CAQ qui cherche \u00e0 d\u00e9tourner l&rsquo;attention des mauvais services publics en sant\u00e9 et en \u00e9ducation et de la mauvaise performance en mati\u00e8re de gestion fiscale.\u2009\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Interrog\u00e9 sur la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de renforcer les lois existantes sur la la\u00efcit\u00e9 au Qu\u00e9bec, Fortin a r\u00e9pondu que son parti avait vot\u00e9 contre les lois actuelles sur la la\u00efcit\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Smith, qui a v\u00e9cu dans diverses r\u00e9gions du Qu\u00e9bec depuis les ann\u00e9es 1970, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu&rsquo;il soup\u00e7onnait que la loi n&rsquo;irait pas tr\u00e8s loin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u2009Je doute fort que [la loi aille de l&rsquo;avant]\u2009\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u2009Une opposition raisonnable est publi\u00e9e \u00e0 son encontre dans divers journaux et autres m\u00e9dias et je pense vraiment que le gouvernement va y r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 deux fois. En fait, la pr\u00e9senter maintenant me semble plus un ballon d&rsquo;essai qu&rsquo;autre chose, mais ce n&rsquo;est qu&rsquo;une intuition.\u2009\u00bb&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fin ao\u00fbt, le gouvernement provincial a annonc\u00e9 qu\u2019il allait instaurer une interdiction de la pri\u00e8re.&nbsp; \u00ab\u2009Cet automne, nous d\u00e9poserons donc un projet de loi pour renforcer la la\u00efcit\u00e9 au Qu\u00e9bec, notamment en interdisant les pri\u00e8res de rue\u2009\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 publiquement le ministre de la La\u00efcit\u00e9, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Roberge, dans un communiqu\u00e9 du 28 ao\u00fbt, bien qu\u2019il [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1930,"featured_media":275271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1708,1701,6,1608,1712,1718],"tags":[1533,2442,1173,2487,2753,3722,1172,1456,1199],"class_list":["post-293114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fort-coulonge","category-mrc-pontiac","category-news","category-non-classe","category-otter-lake","category-waltham","tag-andre-fortin","tag-bill-21","tag-fort-coulonge","tag-francois-legault","tag-jean-francois-roberge","tag-michael-smith","tag-otter-lake","tag-provincial-government","tag-waltham"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.10_prayerban1-scaled-e1757420608440-1024x906.jpg","blog_images":{"medium":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.10_prayerban1-scaled-e1757420608440-300x265.jpg","large":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.10_prayerban1-scaled-e1757420608440-1024x906.jpg"},"acf":[],"ams_acf":[{"key":"subheading","label":"Subheading","value":""},{"key":"story_order","label":"Priority","value":"6"}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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