The folly of Bill 62 is that it approached the topic from the perspective of the rights and obligations of *citizens*, rather than the obligations of *public servants*; which is why it can legitimately be challenged on the ground of religious discrimination.  All that was really needed was to issue a policy that those providing provincially-regulated services to the public needed to verify - where possible -  the identity of those receiving such services in all cases where identity-verification was warranted.  This employee-requirement could be supplemented by suggested practices for respecting religious freedom, such as calling over a female co-worker or providing a private space for facial uncovering.  Really, it didn't need to be any different than showing one's health card.

That's all they needed to do the job they were trying to do.  Sadly, they were also trying to appeal to a particular constituency within Quebec.