On Wednesday the City of Montreal announced the two crucifixes at city hall would be coming down and will eventually become part of a city hall historical exhibit.
What about the crucifix in the National Assembly?
"The National Assembly here, [has] always decided to maintain and that's the position of the government," Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness Minister Simon Join-Barrette told reporters in Quebec City.
Case closed... or is it?
"No, I say we still have discussions," Premier Francois Legault said, contradicting his Minister. "Nothing is decided."
Legault's more flexible stance on the issue is a change from previous comments on the matter, where he previous said the crucifix would stay because it didn't fall under his government's proposed religious symbols ban.
FWIW, Premier @francoislegault & minister @SJB_CAQ had separate scrums at the same time in different locations at #assnat. Upstairs, Legault showed openness to possibly removing crucifix from Blue Room; yet, downstairs, Jolin-Barrette seemed firmly committed to keeping it. #polqc
— Maya Johnson (@MJohnsonCTV) March 20, 2019
"I don't see this as a religious sign. I see this as being part of our history and part of our values," he told CTV after being elected. "We have a cross on our flag. I think that we have to understand that our past, we had Protestants, Catholics, they built the values we have in Quebec. It's part of our history. I think we have to recognize that and not mix that with religious signs."
Now, after seemingly closing the door and locking it shut, Legault appears to have opened a window.
"Everyone has to compromise," he said. "There are good arguments for [leaving the crucifix], and some arguments against."
The crucifix has been in the Salon Bleu since 1936. In 2008 the Bouchard-Taylor Commission said "In keeping with the notion of the separation of church and state, we believe that the crucifix must be removed from the wall of the National Assembly."