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Mother, kids verbally accosted in downtown Calgary in hate-motivated incident: policeThe victim, who was wearing a Burka, was near 6 Avenue and 8 Street Southwest when she was accosted.CrimeJun 16, 2021
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Bob Layton Editorial: Facing the issueWill Quebec's Bill C-62 stand up in court?Oct 25, 2017
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We can dislike the niqab, while still respecting religious freedomBeing able to participate in Canadian society and being exposed to the open discussions that can and should occur about religion and gender equality, is a much more effective way of countering the kind of ideology that spawns the niqab.CanadaOct 21, 2017
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Scott Thompson: Do you think religious head coverings should be banned in public service?Many outside of Quebec were surprised to hear their provincial government passed a law forbidding people from wearing face coverings while using public services.Oct 20, 2017
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Roy Green: European Court of Human Rights has twice decided on face covering lawNo doubt, Bill 62, if face covering in order to receive or provide a public service remains fundamental to the law, will be debated in Canadian courts with judges asked to strike it down.Oct 19, 2017
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Nobody is surprised Quebec is going after the niqab yet againWhile the text of Bill 62 does not explicitly refer to the burka or niqab, it is obvious that Muslim women who wear either will be disproportionately affected.CommentaryOct 19, 2017
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Bob Layton editorial: Silence means complicityAre you doing enough to stamp out hate when you see or hear it?CommentaryAug 23, 2017
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Australian anti-Muslim senator wears burka in Parliament in campaign for ban on Islamic face coversAn Australian senator provoked an angry backlash from lawmakers by wearing a burka in Parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign for a national ban on Islamic face covers.PoliticsAug 17, 2017
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Anti-immigration Facebook group confuses bus chairs with women wearing burkasMembers of an anti-immigration Facebook group in Norway looked at a picture of empty bus seats and saw a threat.WorldAug 1, 2017
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Dutch MPs approve burka ban in most public spacesWomen would be prohibited from wearing face-covering garments in places like schools and hospitals.LifestyleNov 30, 2016
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