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Quebec Premier François Legault on Thursday dismissed a motion adopted by Toronto city council supporting Montreal’s opposition to Bill 21, Quebec’s proposed ban on the wearing of religious symbols by some public servants.

And he was equally quick to distance the controversial bill from the praise it received from China, one of the world’s most notorious human rights abusers.

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Toronto Mayor John Tory took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to announce the unanimous adoption of the motion, which he described as a reaffirmation of “Toronto’s commitment to freedom of religion and expression.”

“It’s Quebecers’ decision to decide what’s happening in Quebec. It’s not Toronto’s decision which will change something for us,” Legault said.

Legault said other countries have made moves similar to Quebec’s, including France, Germany and Belgium.

“They took decisions to forbid some religious signs,” he said. “We’re doing this with the support of the majority of Quebecers and it’s not up to the people of Ontario to decide what’s happening in Quebec.”