Women Use #DressCodePM To Ridicule Prime Minister's Anti-Niqab Comments
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.. a guy dressed in a Burka robs a store.. how do you know if it's a man or women, if they have a gun..
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Dear @CTVNews & @JustinTrudeau - Will you get it through your thick skulls: The niqab is NOT a religious requirement!
http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/6712172 …
Wearing a Niqab or a Veil Is Not a Requirement of Islam
Wearing a Niqab or a Veil Is Not a Requirement of IslamÂ*|Â*Tahir Gora
Dear @CTVNews & @JustinTrudeau - Will you get it through your thick skulls: The niqab is NOT a religious requirement!
http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/6712172 …
Wearing a Niqab or a Veil Is Not a Requirement of Islam
Wearing a Niqab or a Veil Is Not a Requirement of IslamÂ*|Â*Tahir Gora
Saskatistan is technologically challenged. That and being a farm labourer, Pete needs to watch his pennies.
"Would Trudeau be comfortable with a hooded Klansman taking the oath of citizenship? Or a Nazi wearing a swastika armband? Or an anarchist wearing a balaclava? Even if you defend the niqab on religious lines, you run up against the fact that not all religious beliefs are defensible. Would it be OK for a man — either Muslim or Christian — to bring his four wives to the citizenship ceremony, because his God says plural marriage is a right?"
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Tasha Kheiriddin: This isn’t about the right to choose a burka over a bikini. It’s about a country’s values
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FLASHBACK - March 27, 2010: Liberal Leader 'Ignatieff backs Quebec veil ban'; Liberal MP Trudeau doesn't make a peep http://www.NewsWatchCanada.ca
*bonus post for the skittish low-info folks:
Sheila Gunn Reid @SheilaGunnReid I don't think these people know what the hell they're talking about anymore. It's about removing the niqab DURING THE CITIZENSHIP OATH ONLY.
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Tasha Kheiriddin: This isn’t about the right to choose a burka over a bikini. It’s about a country’s values
NewsWatchCanada.ca™ @newswatchcanada
FLASHBACK - March 27, 2010: Liberal Leader 'Ignatieff backs Quebec veil ban'; Liberal MP Trudeau doesn't make a peep http://www.NewsWatchCanada.ca
*bonus post for the skittish low-info folks:
Sheila Gunn Reid @SheilaGunnReid I don't think these people know what the hell they're talking about anymore. It's about removing the niqab DURING THE CITIZENSHIP OATH ONLY.
Niqab debate important for Canadians, Andrew Bennett says
Canada's ambassador for religious freedoms says he thinks it's important that Canadians are having a debate about the place of the niqab in society.
Andrew Bennett says his office doesn't get involved in domestic political issues; its mandate is to advocate for religious freedoms abroad.
But Bennett says he's aware how fraught the issue of the niqab can be and that it's important for Canadians to have a say.
The Conservative government's decision to appeal a Federal Court ruling allowing a woman to have her face covered by a niqab while reciting the oath of citizenship has sparked a heated debate about religious rights in Canada.
The government argues Canadian values are at stake while the opposition says to ban the niqab goes against those very same values.
Bennett says he thinks the fact that Parliament is having what he calls a robust debate on the subject is wonderful and proof Canadian institutions are functioning.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/niqab-debate-important-for-canadians-andrew-bennett-says-1.2991763
Canada's ambassador for religious freedoms says he thinks it's important that Canadians are having a debate about the place of the niqab in society.
Andrew Bennett says his office doesn't get involved in domestic political issues; its mandate is to advocate for religious freedoms abroad.
But Bennett says he's aware how fraught the issue of the niqab can be and that it's important for Canadians to have a say.
The Conservative government's decision to appeal a Federal Court ruling allowing a woman to have her face covered by a niqab while reciting the oath of citizenship has sparked a heated debate about religious rights in Canada.
The government argues Canadian values are at stake while the opposition says to ban the niqab goes against those very same values.
Bennett says he thinks the fact that Parliament is having what he calls a robust debate on the subject is wonderful and proof Canadian institutions are functioning.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/niqab-debate-important-for-canadians-andrew-bennett-says-1.2991763
The real issue is whether we wish to treat people equally. If we are going to make allowances for peoples religions or customs, we should do it for all people. Currently it's about vote buying and nothing more.
On the flip side, if we are going to prevent people from living their day to day lives without interference to their religions and customs then we should do it for everybody.
On the flip side, if we are going to prevent people from living their day to day lives without interference to their religions and customs then we should do it for everybody.
Here is the best recap for where we are at with this:
In 2014, Zunera Ishaq, a Toronto resident who wears a niqāb, challenged the regulation that was implemented in 2011 by then Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney requiring those taking the oath to do so without any face covering. She expressed willingness to unveil herself and recite the oath in private, but took offence at the demand she remove her niqāb in a public ceremony. Kenney said veils and masks prevented citizenship ceremony officials from confirming each candidate is speaking the oath, as required by law,[61] and the oath is a "public declaration that you are joining the Canadian family and it must be taken freely and openly."[62] Approximately 100 people are affected annually by the policy, which was supported by the Muslim Canadian Congress,[61] but opposed by the National Council of Canadian Muslims.[22]
The Federal Court ruled on 11 February 2015 in Ishaq's favour, stating, according to Ishaq's lawyer, "the policy of requiring a woman to remove her facial covering, where there is no question of identity or security, [is] illegal." Judge Keith Boswell stated the regulations require citizenship judges administer the oath "allowing the greatest possible freedom in the religious solemnization or the solemn affirmation thereof" and asked how that could be possible if a rule requires candidates to "violate or renounce a basic tenet of their religion?" Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the following day that the Crown-in-Council would appeal the judgement.[63]
Oath of Citizenship (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2014, Zunera Ishaq, a Toronto resident who wears a niqāb, challenged the regulation that was implemented in 2011 by then Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney requiring those taking the oath to do so without any face covering. She expressed willingness to unveil herself and recite the oath in private, but took offence at the demand she remove her niqāb in a public ceremony. Kenney said veils and masks prevented citizenship ceremony officials from confirming each candidate is speaking the oath, as required by law,[61] and the oath is a "public declaration that you are joining the Canadian family and it must be taken freely and openly."[62] Approximately 100 people are affected annually by the policy, which was supported by the Muslim Canadian Congress,[61] but opposed by the National Council of Canadian Muslims.[22]
The Federal Court ruled on 11 February 2015 in Ishaq's favour, stating, according to Ishaq's lawyer, "the policy of requiring a woman to remove her facial covering, where there is no question of identity or security, [is] illegal." Judge Keith Boswell stated the regulations require citizenship judges administer the oath "allowing the greatest possible freedom in the religious solemnization or the solemn affirmation thereof" and asked how that could be possible if a rule requires candidates to "violate or renounce a basic tenet of their religion?" Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the following day that the Crown-in-Council would appeal the judgement.[63]
Oath of Citizenship (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Can you have your own private courtroom and judge if you refuse to take off your Canadian culturally engrained toque?
Cultural custom being marketed as a religious requirement.... Only the usual suspects, and Justine, believe this to be an issue.
Justine I can understand as he is grasping at straws in a sad attempt to feel relevant and remain in the public eye, but the others? - They are simply useful idiots being taken advantage of by the Libs
If the Libs are clueless to what my Rights are and aren't, I don't want them anywhere near Parliament.
You're wrong as usual. The reality is that the federal government makes allowances for other people based on culture and/or religion so either the practice is acceptable or it's not. The Aboriginal Justice Strategy is a prime example of where we willingly and openly treat people differently on a cultural basis. I've argued against it because I believe our laws should not treat people differently because of race, culture or colour of skin etc...and have been labeled a racist by some of the very same people that argue against allowing the Muslims their customs. The funny thing is that they don't see the hypocrisy in what they do.