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Quebec passes law banning facial coverings in public
UK Guardian ^ | 10/18/2017 | Ashifa Kassam

Posted on 10/19/2017 8:45:10 AM PDT by mac_truck

The Canadian province of Quebec has passed a sweeping ban on face coverings – barring public workers from wearing the niqab or burqa and obliging citizens to unveil when riding public transit or receiving government services – ushering in a law believed to be the first of its kind in North America.

The legislation was adopted on Wednesday, capping off two years of work by the province’s Liberal government to address the issue of state neutrality. The resulting law has been condemned by critics who say it deliberately targets Muslim women and will fuel the province’s simmering debate on identity, religion and tolerance.

Philippe Couillard, the premier of Quebec, was defensive as he addressed the new law. “We are just saying that for reasons linked to communication, identification and safety, public services should be given and received with an open face,” he told reporters. “We are in a free and democratic society. You speak to me, I should see your face, and you should see mine. It’s as simple as that.”

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: burkaban; quebec
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When I saw this headline my first thought was that this law was aimed at Antifa.
1 posted on 10/19/2017 8:45:10 AM PDT by mac_truck
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To: mac_truck

The hosers hate peace-loving and peaceful moozlums ? Those insensitive racists . Who knew ? ??


2 posted on 10/19/2017 8:48:54 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: mac_truck

Quick! File an appeal with the US District Judge in Hawaii! The ban is aimed at religious bias.


3 posted on 10/19/2017 8:48:59 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: mac_truck

Tre bon!


4 posted on 10/19/2017 8:49:09 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: mac_truck

Islamophobia on parade in the bastion of progressive group think.

Hugh Manatee!


5 posted on 10/19/2017 8:49:41 AM PDT by mazda77
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To: mac_truck

Common sense..logical.
someone will surely over rule this?


6 posted on 10/19/2017 8:51:04 AM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: lee martell

Quebec City is on my list of places to visit.


7 posted on 10/19/2017 8:52:27 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: mac_truck

Whatta bout baclavas while skiing in that part of The Great White North?


8 posted on 10/19/2017 8:52:45 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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The way France is going, Quebec City may be our only chance to visit a “French City” going forward.


9 posted on 10/19/2017 8:57:19 AM PDT by vette6387 (LOCK HER UP! COMEY TOO.)
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To: dfwgator

>>Quebec City is on my list of places to visit.<<

Agony and ecstasy:

* Agony: French and French culture everywhere
* Ecstasy: HATES France and doesn’t much like muslims


10 posted on 10/19/2017 8:57:52 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Every Californian who supported "sanctuary state" has blood and ashes on his/her hands)
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To: mac_truck
Sometimes hijabs are a good thing.

In all seriousness, I am glad to see the anti-Christian, leftist Quebecois, attack another 'religion' other than Christianity.

11 posted on 10/19/2017 8:58:22 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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Since they overrule the US Constitution, why would they also not try to impose their will over the laws of a sovereign country, like Canada?


12 posted on 10/19/2017 9:00:56 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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Say what?


13 posted on 10/19/2017 9:02:09 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: Leep

The overruling will come from Justin Trudeau himself. Complete with an emotional outburst, and the question, “How could the Quebecois be so CRUEL?”


14 posted on 10/19/2017 9:02:50 AM PDT by alloysteel (Guilty until proven innocent, while denying defense, justice, mercy or any appeal. No pardon, ever.)
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To: freedumb2003

I actually put Quebec City on my list because it was featured in the KDrama, “Goblin”.


15 posted on 10/19/2017 9:03:23 AM PDT by dfwgator
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From my understanding, citizens of Quebec have their own dialect of French. It’s not what American High Schools are teaching. They are very serious about preserving that culture too, or at least they used to be.


16 posted on 10/19/2017 9:03:28 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: hal ogen

These hosers are Quebecois - they follow France, its culture and trends. Mostly still socialist and globalist - but different in some key points from Anglophone Canada.


17 posted on 10/19/2017 9:03:54 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

But at least Canadians are really friendly and a dozen jelly donuts gets you a sit down. (except for some Quebec hard liner frenchies)


18 posted on 10/19/2017 9:05:35 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: lee martell

“It’s like those French have a different word for everything.”


19 posted on 10/19/2017 9:09:38 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: lee martell

I can speak and read French rather well, but understanding spoken French? Oublie ça !


20 posted on 10/19/2017 9:11:06 AM PDT by dfwgator
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