Quebec Bars People With Face Coverings From Accessing Public Services

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Lawmakers in Quebec have passed a measure that bans those wearing face coverings from receiving public services.

Muslim women, for instance, would not be able to wear their niqab or burqa if they also want to ride the public transportation systems.

Muslim women may have to choose between the burqa and their public tax-paid services in Canada.

The bill needs the lieutenant-governor’s signature to become law.

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The Liberal government’s bill on religious neutrality was passed in Quebec’s National Assembly, reported CBC, CNN partner. The bill needs the lieutenant-governor’s assent to become law in the province.

“We are just saying that for reasons linked to communication, identification and safety, public services should be given and received with an open face,” said Premier Philippe Couillard of Quebec.

“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.”

Bill 62 was sponsored by Quebec Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée, who said people’s faces should be uncovered for “communication reasons, identification reasons and security reasons.”

“As long as the service is being rendered, the face should be uncovered,” Vallée told the CBC on Monday.

The bill has its share of critics, including many Muslim groups that say it targets and stigmatizes Muslim women who wear face-concealing veils.

A niqab covers the woman’s face except for the area around the eyes. A burqa covers the entire face and has a mesh over the eyes.
Vallée said Bill 62 doesn’t specifically target religious symbols, as the law would also apply to masked protesters.

“We’re talking about having the face uncovered. It’s not what is covering the face,” she told the CBC.

The niqab and burka are not mentioned in the legislation, according to CBC. But the debate over the bill has turned to what would happen to Muslim women wearing a niqab or a burqa who ride on public transit.

The National Council of Canadian Muslims slammed the bill’s passage, saying it “boils down to ugly identity politics” before the provincial election next year.

“By tabling this discriminatory legislation, the Quebec government is advancing a dangerous political agenda on the backs of minorities,” the rights group’s executive director, Ihsaan Gardee, said in a statement.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said while the federal government does not interfere with provincial laws, the rights of all Canadians should be respected, the CBC reported.

France became the first European country to ban the full-face veil officially in 2010. Bans are also in place in Belgium and some parts of Switzerland, while other European countries have debated the issue.

In the United States, a Georgia legislator withdrew a bill last year that would have banned Muslim women from wearing burqas or veils while driving or when their driver’s license photos are taken.

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Suresh
6 years ago

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Michelle
Michelle
6 years ago

Let’s wait and see if it is taken seriously.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago

Good, now ban islam altogether.

Daizys Loyd
Daizys Loyd
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

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Cai
Cai
6 years ago
Reply to  Daizys Loyd

I believe that if enough take part to achieve ‘critical mass’ it is possible that there could be some level of impact.

Daizys Loyd
Daizys Loyd
6 years ago
Reply to  Cai

I read a long time ago that a group of 4000 people decided to either pray or practice positive thinking or visualizing. For a single day if I can remember correctly. They decided to do that on the behalf of the city of New York as at the time it seemed to have a serious problem with crimes in general. And that resulted in the crime rate going down significantly!! They gave a startling %age, I just can’t remember what it was. Can you please elaborate on what you mean by “critical mass”? This is an honest question. Thank you.

Cai
Cai
6 years ago
Reply to  Daizys Loyd

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Daizys Loyd
Daizys Loyd
6 years ago

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7818TD
7818TD
6 years ago

I traveled to Quebec and loved it, now, I have more reason, these people have Common Sense! Bravo!!

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
6 years ago

My favorite anecdote regarding muzzie ignorance and insensitivity is the woman from FL who could not figure why she could not wear her burqa in her driver license photo.

bannedquran20
bannedquran20
6 years ago

With these sandbags muslim zombies wear, you can’t tell if it’s a male or a female and can hide the kitchen sink or explosives up their crouch..

Marcus Tectus
Marcus Tectus
6 years ago
Reply to  bannedquran20

Exactly. Some years ago in the UK, a known terrorist borrowed his sister’s burka (and passport) and escaped from England scot-free…

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago
Reply to  bannedquran20

Muslums did this in Algeria during their uprising against the Fwench. Muslum women became mules for weapons. ammunition and explosives because they knew the Fwench wouldn’t search buraq clad women.

bannedquran20
bannedquran20
6 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

You got that right neighbor!!

bannedquran20
bannedquran20
6 years ago
Reply to  IzlamIsTyranny

Thanks for the info neighbor!

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6 years ago

What?
No Federal judge to block this ?
Where’s the compassionate Leftist that feel all the pain Muslims must endure daily ?!

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gornisht
gornisht
6 years ago

Hurray for Quebec! Wearing the female Muslim uniform is scary in it’s self, it is as if, they were” trick or treating” everyday. But on the other hand, they might look a lot more
frightening without their burqa!
Thought for the day, could it be that the husbands walk ahead of their wives because they are scary to look at?

Stephen Honig
Stephen Honig
6 years ago

Canada will follow Europe and the next to fall. Why wont Kim Jong Dung take them in?

JAMESWORKS
JAMESWORKS
6 years ago

Diversity is our downfall. Unity is our strength.

joc22D
joc22
6 years ago

At least the Quebecers are doing something with the billions of dollars Alberta and Saskatchewan is giving them

IzlamIsTyranny
IzlamIsTyranny
6 years ago

If woman can wear burqas then why can’t I go into banks or liquor stores wearing a balaclava?

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