MONTREAL—About 100 people attended a rally in front of City Hall here April 17. Protesters chanted, “My clothes, my choice” and “Kill Bill 94.” The provincial government’s proposed Bill 94 would ban women wearing a niqab or burqa from obtaining public services. Holding megaphone above is Meena Samreen, a young journalist, who organized the action with help from friends.

—KATY LE ROUGETEL