Trudeau open to fighting Quebec law that cost hijab-wearing teacher her job

FILE PHOTO: People attend a protest against Bill 21, after a court ruled that some teachers and provincial politicians are exempt from a controversial law that bans public employees from wearing religious symbols, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not "closed the door" on legal action against a Quebec law that cost a teacher her job last week because of her hijab, his office said on Friday.

A Grade 3 teacher in Chelsea, Quebec was transferred to a different position under a Quebec law that forbids public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols, Wayne Daly, interim chair of the Western Quebec School Board, told Reuters.