17th July 2010, 1:48 AM
Quebec is considering requiring women to remove them when receiving public services.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/...airly.html
In addition to this Quebec's largest school board does not allow students to wear them.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/...ation.html
There has also been controversy in both Quebec and Canada as a whole over whether women wearing burka's should be required to remove them in order to vote
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/...b0906.html
Elections Canada decided it was okay for women to vote while wearing a burka, but Quebec's Elections Commission decided that women had to show their face to a poll clerk in order to vote. That decision followed threats from groups to show up on mass to vote wearing masks.
Personally I think it's entirely reasonable for someone to be expected to show their face when they are receiving government services - or when voting.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/...airly.html
In addition to this Quebec's largest school board does not allow students to wear them.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/...ation.html
There has also been controversy in both Quebec and Canada as a whole over whether women wearing burka's should be required to remove them in order to vote
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/...b0906.html
Elections Canada decided it was okay for women to vote while wearing a burka, but Quebec's Elections Commission decided that women had to show their face to a poll clerk in order to vote. That decision followed threats from groups to show up on mass to vote wearing masks.
Personally I think it's entirely reasonable for someone to be expected to show their face when they are receiving government services - or when voting.