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public worker in a position of authority

So it applies only to specific subsets of public roles (police, judge, etc).

It also applies to teachers, but I am not sure this was a good idea.

AFAIK the best-known example of this is France.

Following the footsteps of the mother country I guess.

I wonder why does rest of Canada allows Québec to act as a rogue province.

France's laws are a lot more universal I thought, not limited to certain jobs.