Qubec Solidaire proposes 'unifying' secular charter

Qubec Solidairehas introduced a bill it says willhelp Quebec move forward with the ongoing debate surrounding secualrism in the province.

Party spokeswomanFranoise David introduced bill 398 aCharter of Secularism for the Quebec government, on Wednesday at the national assembly.

"It is time that we lead with a bill that will unite us ... Right now there are divides in certain sectors of Quebec society and this hurts individuals, as well as the whole of Quebec, David said.

She alluded to the Parti Qubcois` charter of Quebec values,saying the province needsasecularcharter, andnot acharter ofmish-mashed Quebec values.

"The goal of the bill introducedthis morning is to demonstrate that we can quickly and clearly go forward with the secularization of the Quebec government byfocusing on the key points behind which all of Quebec can unite," David said.

David said she has spoken with theleaders of the other parties in the national assembly,and they all said they would welcome the bill with a positive mindset.