A bill restricting the wearing of the niqab is unconstitutional because it would limit personal choice and freedom of religion, the Council on American-Islamic Relations Canada told a National Assembly committee on Bill 94 yesterday. Audrey Brousseau, a lawyer for … Continue reading
A Muslim group is urging Canada’s immigration minister to extend his recent burka ban beyond the citizenship courts. The Muslim Canadian Congress honoured Jason Kenney at a hotel in Toronto’s west end Sunday for his decision to ban burkas during swearing-in ceremonies. But then … Continue reading
Secularism penalizes practitioners of some religions more than others, a conference on a bill to ban the niqab face veil from schools, hospitals and government offices was told yesterday. “It works best with Protestantism. It’s a little more awkward with … Continue reading
The small-town radical secularist who helped touch off the furor three years ago over reasonable accommodation of minorities cast his own unique spotlight yesterday on the province’s proposed limitations on wearing face veils. André Drouin dubbed Canada’s multiculturalism policy “idiocy” … Continue reading
About 120 people turned up Saturday afternoon outside Montreal City Hall to express their opposition to Bill 94, saying the legislation reflects cultural xenophobia and has no place in Quebec society. The legislation, which would predominantly affect women who wear … Continue reading
Most Quebecers and Canadians agree that women wearing the niqab or burqa should not receive government services, hospital care or university instruction, a new Angus Reid poll shows. Ninety-five per cent of Quebecers support a proposed provincial law barring the … Continue reading
The province of Quebec passed landmark legislation Wednesday that stipulates Muslim women will need to uncover their faces when dealing with Quebec government services. The bill says people obtaining or delivering services at places such as health or auto insurance … Continue reading