News in Review Niqab Debate: A Canadian Election Firestorm
News in Review Niqab Debate: A Canadian Election Firestorm
In 2011 Stephen Harper's Conservative government banned the wearing of the niqab during citizenship ceremonies because, they said, it was a symbol of oppression. One women, Zunera Ishaq, challenged the ban. This battle became a hotbed issue during the 2015 federal election. In the end the courts affirmed Ishaq's right to wear the niqab. Did it cost the Conservatives their re-election?
- 2015
- 00:16:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/15/2015
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- Edition
- December 2015
- Subjects
- Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Canada [LCSH] Canada. Parliament -- Elections, 2015 [LCSH] Religious minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada [LCSH] Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Social aspects [LCSH] Clothing and dress -- Religious aspects -- Islam [LCSH] Muslim women -- Clothing -- Canada [LCSH] Social sciences [LCSH] Political science [LCSH] Law -- Study and teaching [LCSH] Religion and politics [LCSH] Religion and ethics [LCSH] Clothing and dress [LCSH]
- Team
- Michael Serapio (Host), Terry Milewski (Journalist), Margo McDiarmid (Journalist), Alison Crawford (Journalist), Nick Purdon (Journalist), Susan Ormiston (Journalist)
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