The mayor of Brampton, Ontario, hopes to lure (mainly) Muslim police officers and would-be police officers from Quebec to Peel Region in the wake of Quebec’s new secularism law.

Mayor Patrick Brown called Bill 21 “an offence to diversity and multiculturalism” and said his city is hoping to join the fight to stay the Quebec law that will ban those who wear religious symbols from pursuing careers in numerous public sector jobs.

Last week, Brown was part of a unanimous vote at the Peel Police Services Board to invite Quebec residents affected by the new legislation to apply for a career with Peel Regional Police and to advertise in Quebec to promote careers in policing in Peel.