Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Coverup

Warren Kinsella jumps into the fray. His concern is roughly the same as mine. Once this gets started, where does it stop?
On the other hand – if I am wrong, and I’m often wrong – and the law survives a Charter challenge, prepare yourself for the inevitable: every kook and bigot with some spare time on his hands may commence litigation against the Sikh’s turban and beard, the Jew’s kippah and the Hasidic’s Jew clothing, the Hindu’s tilak facial markings, the styles favoured by traditional Mennonites and the Amish, or perhaps even the ostentatious display of a nun’s habit. I mean, why not, right? Any one of those things may serve to obscure a person’s identity in some way. Fair’s fair.
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2 comments:

  1. Steady on -- that's a non-sequitur.

    This is legislation banning a certain article, the niqab, in dealings with the Quebec government.

    No-one's legislating against the turban or any of that stuff -- public opinion would be massively against it. And any lawsuits would be laughed out of the court.

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  2. No-one's legislating against the turban or any of that stuff -- public opinion would be massively against it.

    Not yet.

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