- 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- 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.
I am wearing black jeans and a long sleeved black cardigan today. Am I looking oppressed, Mr. Harper? Just checking. #dresscodePM
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
There's no place for the state in the dressing rooms of the nation. #dresscodePM
Sorry, @pmharper, the cure for “anti-women culture” is not to tell women what they can and cannot wear. Nice try, #dresscodePM
Which is more repressive? One wonan with a veil, or a government mandating dress style? #canpoli #pmdresscode
Is your face your "identity?" Your signature, your fingerprints, your iris scan + your DNA might have something to do with it? #dresscodePM
Mr Prime Minister; I'm a new MP... any tips on tie colour? Boxer vs briefs? #dresscodePM check out @TabathaSouthey it hilarious!
Now airing on TLC the new "What Not to Wear " ft @pmharper as the new host #dresscodePM pic.twitter.com/3qhECstHYK- 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.
@pmharper who is anti-women? CPC wants me to be making babies but no childcare plan. Please explain #dresscodePM http://bit.ly/1b4JiJN- People pointed out that prominent women -- and even Harper himself -- have all been photographed wearing head coverings of some sort:
Who made poor Laureen wear that symbol of patriarchal subjugation? Fight the oppressors! #dresscodePM #CDNpoli pic.twitter.com/AiCzA4qQSL
@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
RT @JenMustapha Covering your face with veil while swearing legal oath?Egad!Whoever heard of such thing? #dresscodePM pic.twitter.com/gZJBj4xNaM
Not respectable. #pmdresscode pic.twitter.com/e97wmWxALV
harper, please detain this woman. She has a head covering and her passport is full of stamps #cdnpoli #dresscodePM pic.twitter.com/lmuSY4GTLH
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