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News  Quebec Liberals clarify values charter stance  QUEBEC -
Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard clarified his party's
position on the values debate Tuesday, coming out in favour of
allowing public-sector employees to wear religious symbols at
work.  The Liberals also endorsed the religious neutrality of
the state, the preservation of Quebec's religious heritage and
the continued presence of the crucifix in the national assembly.
They came out, however, against the niqab and burka in
government offices as well as the chador, a long garment that
covers the entire body.  Couillard focused on the chador,
telling a news conference the garment is quite different from
head scarves that are worn daily in Quebec society.  "This
garment translates a message of withdrawal of women — submission
— and this is not something that, f