Quebec passes law forcing Muslim women from wearing niqab while using public services

Apparently this applies to staff at the Provincial and municipal level providing public services (including public transit), as well as those receiving the services.

The bill requires citizens giving and receiving public services to do so with their faces uncovered, and is seen as "... necessary for "communication reasons, identification reasons and security reasons."

your thoughts, SW? No hateful comments please

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-niqab-burka-bill-62-1.4360121?cid=

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Cierzo · M

Agree totally. For safety reasons, face covering should be banned. Hoodies too.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Cierzo We have to show our face for Driver's Licenses and State-issued ID's here in Oklahoma and I don't know why they want exceptions to that, they want special exceptions for themselves and I don't agree with that at all.

Cierzo · M

@cherokeepatti That's the way it should be, and there must be no exceptions.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Cierzo They cite freedom of religion and modesty as reasons but what the hell, people need to be identified...driving is a privilege and in order to do a lot of types of business or use a doctor you need to have a photo ID these days.

Cierzo · M

@cherokeepatti Those reasons cannot be over public security.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Cierzo If they are that insecure about their faces being seen in public maybe they shouldn't go out at all.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Cierzo, Morocco has banned the sale of burkas now so that's saying something.

Cierzo · M

@cherokeepatti I hope there are more countries that do it. It should not be allowed to stay in a public place with your face covered

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@Cierzo Morocco has had a few cases of terrorism, one of the worst was the bombing of Argana Cafe right on the Djema El Fna tourist site in Marrakech. I visited that cafe when I went to Morocco and a cybercafe within a block of another cafe I went to got bombed too. The Argana bombing killed a number of tourists and some Moroccans.