How would someone even know you're 'praying' in public ynless youre making a spectacle about it? Thats what people dont want in the streets, large public demonstrations that seek to suck in and take advantage of vulnerable people. People know they can go to any of hundreds of churches or religious institutions if they want that sort of thing, but accosting strangers in public with your religion is not appropriate. You wanna sit on a park bench with yojr eyes closed and talk to god in your head, no one is going to stop you though.

After seeing all the things religious organisations do when you give them an inch, I'm not against a hard stance. Public prayer is a form of proselytization. Last summer, I saw jehovas witnesses with a booth at my local park, praying together and accosting any teenager that walked by.

It might seem harsh but I doubt Quebec has any organisations banning lgbtq books. Fuck religion.

“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men … but when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your father who is unseen.”

Matthew 6:5-8

Jesus had some damn fine ideas. No matter what your religion is, prayer isn't about being seen by other people.

You don't seem very atheist. Why you want parks and streets covered with brain washed people doing pointless activities being a nuisance. Wanna pray go to a fucking church/synagogue/mosque or your house.