Canada’s Left-Wing Liberal & New Democratic Parties on the ‘Wrong Side of History’?
Posted: October 4, 2015 Filed under: Global, Politics, Religion | Tags: British Columbia, Canada, Canadians, Citizenship, Conservative Party (UK), Election, Face Veil, Muslim, New Democratic Party (Canada), niqab, Parliament, Stephen Harper, Vancouver Leave a comment
Face Veil Controversy Rocks Canada’s National Elections.
John Fund writes:
Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada holds national elections on October 19, and the race there has taken a surprising turn. The ruling Conservative party is making political hay over a court decision that killed its ban on women wearing the niqab — or face veil — while taking the oath of citizenship. The opposition left-wing Liberal and New Democratic parties have been pounded relentlessly for not opposing use of the niqab. Conservatives have moved from third place into first place in the polls and are currently the only party with a shot at winning a majority of seats in Parliament. A full 83 percent of voters back the Conservatives’ position on the Muslim face veil….(read more)
Source: National Review Online
pundit from another planet 