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About 70 people gathered Sunday at Snowdon station to denounce new religious neutrality law
Minister attributes pushback to province being ahead of the curve, says things have ‘escalated’
‘I think we should be able to see the face of the person we’re talking to,’ one resident says
Austria’s new ban on covering the face was meant to target the burqa. But the law has had police responding to a Lego Ninja, a man dressed as a shark and even the parliamentary mascot.
With Bill 62, Quebec is the first place in North America to effectively ban face veils in public
New legislation bars people from receiving government services if their faces are covered
Government shouldn’t ‘tell a woman what she should or shouldn’t be wearing,’ says Trudeau
Bill 62 obliges Muslim women to remove their niqab or burka to take public transit
Muslim Council of Britain accuses Channel 4 documentary of brownface and says it has caused deep offence
‘I believe fundamentally in rights, in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and I will always defend that’
Muslims writers who describe themselves as “secular” have published two important opinion articles in the last few days, one in Canada in the Quebec newspaper “Le Devoir” and the other in the French paper “Libération”.
The big tech companies worked closely with Secure America Now to target an audience the group felt could be swayed by the message.
Attorney General Yasir Naqvi says province will not consider a similar bill
Bill 62 requires anyone giving and receiving public services to do so with their faces uncovered