- Andrew Bennett says he's aware how fraught the issue of the niqab can be and that it's important for Canadians to have a say.
- Niqab debate important for Canadians, religious freedoms ambassador says http://bit.ly/1C9XYmL #cdnpoli
https://twitter.com/CdnPress_Ott/status/576065912408772608
— CP Ottawa (@CdnPress_Ott)Thu, Mar 12 2015 17:03:10 - The issue blew up online after the Conservative government appealed a Federal Court ruling that would allow a woman to have her face covered by a niqab while reciting the oath of citizenship. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said earlier that it's contrary to Canadian values and "rooted in a culture that is anti-women."
- The government argues Canadian values are at stake while the opposition says banning the niqab contradicts those very values. The appeal has people riled up online about religious freedoms and women's rights and the idea that the government can dictate what people choose to wear. The hashtag #dresscodePM was trending across the country for two days:
- pic.twitter.com/i8H79ahUMX @pmharper Too oppressive or too much awesome? #dresscodePM #listennotsave Sorry can't dial down awesomeness.
https://twitter.com/AnonyMousey/status/575712596956831744
— TheSalafiFeminist (@AnonyMousey)Wed, Mar 11 2015 17:39:13 - I am wearing black jeans and a long sleeved black cardigan today. Am I looking oppressed, Mr. Harper? Just checking. #dresscodePM
https://twitter.com/canteach/status/575669462625488897
— Canteach (@canteach)Wed, Mar 11 2015 14:47:49 - Hey @pmharper, I'm a proud Canadian woman and I'm wearing my hejab. Is this pic acceptable to you #dresscodePM. pic.twitter.com/t9LzIuqsy7
https://twitter.com/SadiaAraa/status/575677932242362368
— Sadia Araa (@SadiaAraa)Wed, Mar 11 2015 15:21:29 - PM @pmharper, if all women wearing niqab are oppressed, how does denying them CDN citizenship help? #dresscodePM #cdnpoli
https://twitter.com/SohiAmarjeet/status/576001084457521152
— Amarjeet Sohi (@SohiAmarjeet)Thu, Mar 12 2015 12:45:34 - There's no place for the state in the dressing rooms of the nation. #dresscodePM
https://twitter.com/farah_way/status/575705253141680128
— Farah N. Mawani (@farah_way)Wed, Mar 11 2015 17:10:03 - Sorry, @pmharper, the cure for “anti-women culture” is not to tell women what they can and cannot wear. Nice try, #dresscodePM
https://twitter.com/Metamorphocity/status/575689707318812672
— Sarah M (@Metamorphocity)Wed, Mar 11 2015 16:08:16 - Which is more repressive? One wonan with a veil, or a government mandating dress style? #canpoli #pmdresscode
https://twitter.com/oclsc/status/575991833592991744
— Norman Wilson (@oclsc)Thu, Mar 12 2015 12:07:26 - Is your face your "identity?" Your signature, your fingerprints, your iris scan + your DNA might have something to do with it? #dresscodePM
https://twitter.com/MargaretAtwood/status/575918105047797760
— Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood)Thu, Mar 12 2015 07:15:50 - Mr Prime Minister; I'm a new MP... any tips on tie colour? Boxer vs briefs? #dresscodePM check out @TabathaSouthey it hilarious!
https://twitter.com/TOAdamVaughan/status/575664939278331904
— Adam Vaughan (@TOAdamVaughan)Wed, Mar 11 2015 14:29:51 - Now airing on TLC the new "What Not to Wear " ft @pmharper as the new host #dresscodePM pic.twitter.com/3qhECstHYK
https://twitter.com/Nasma_Ahmed/status/575706592731099137
— Nasma Ahmed (@Nasma_Ahmed)Wed, Mar 11 2015 17:15:22 - Some suggested Harper has more important issues to focus on:
- #dresscodePM hey Mr.Prime, you know what is anti-women? ignoring the murder of indigenous women in Canada.
https://twitter.com/071165/status/575817066390904833
— mila perez (@071165)Thu, Mar 12 2015 00:28:54 - While Canadians make fun of Harper for his #DressCodePM comments, Bill C-51 is still going through the legislative process #cdnpoli #BillC51
https://twitter.com/ToonDoctor/status/576001419750350848
— Hervé St-Louis (@ToonDoctor)Thu, Mar 12 2015 12:46:54 - @pmharper who is anti-women? CPC wants me to be making babies but no childcare plan. Please explain #dresscodePM http://bit.ly/1b4JiJN
https://twitter.com/AllisonPilo/status/576042269372891136
— Allison Pilon (@AllisonPilo)Thu, Mar 12 2015 15:29:14 - People pointed out that prominent women -- and even Harper himself -- have all been photographed wearing head coverings of some sort:
https://twitter.com/_Confessor/status/575790861407117314
— FuzzyWuzzy (@_Confessor)Wed, Mar 11 2015 20:51:13- Who made poor Laureen wear that symbol of patriarchal subjugation? Fight the oppressors! #dresscodePM #CDNpoli pic.twitter.com/AiCzA4qQSL
https://twitter.com/katiemjy/status/576053575161421824
— Katiemjy (@katiemjy)Thu, Mar 12 2015 15:48:38 - @pmharper i hope it isn't raining in Ottawa when this woman comes to visit #dresscodePM http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/stephen-jones-my-20-favourite-hats-1607023.html?action=gallery&ino=11 … pic.twitter.com/ywEjYDK4oI
https://twitter.com/burnedprof/status/575791916509331456
— Marc A. Ouellette (@burnedprof)Wed, Mar 11 2015 22:54:25 - RT @JenMustapha Covering your face with veil while swearing legal oath?Egad!Whoever heard of such thing? #dresscodePM pic.twitter.com/gZJBj4xNaM
https://twitter.com/scarletestrada/status/576038914475073537
— Scarlet Estrada (@scarletestrada)Thu, Mar 12 2015 15:15:54 https://twitter.com/MargaretAtwood/status/576000678092505088
— Margaret E. Atwood (@MargaretAtwood)Thu, Mar 12 2015 12:41:47- harper, please detain this woman. She has a head covering and her passport is full of stamps #cdnpoli #dresscodePM pic.twitter.com/lmuSY4GTLH
https://twitter.com/karengeier/status/576007293248090112
— Karen Geier (@karengeier)Thu, Mar 12 2015 13:10:15
