Under pressure, Ontario House Speaker Ted Arnott has just revised his keffiyeh ban at the Ontario Legislature in Queen’s Park, saying that “they can now be worn inside the precinct, but remain forbidden in the legislative chamber.” But as expected, that wasn’t enough for Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Sarah Jama: “NDP MPPs walk out of Ontario […]
Canada: Individuals wearing keffiyeh barred from entering Ontario legislature
The Ontario New Democrat Party renewed its push to end a keffiyeh ban at the Ontario Legislature in Queens Park, but failed. Now, a coalition of lawyers “has filed a formal request with the Speaker’s office to reverse the move.” This followed individuals being refused entry to the Ontario legislature for wearing the keffiyeh, a […]
Canada: Ontario legislature bans wearing keffiyehs, Conservative premier calls for reversal
Speaker Ted Arnott of Ontario’s legislature “is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it.” Arnott is absolutely correct and is acting judiciously in his position […]
Canada: Ontario unanimously passes “anti-Islamophobia” motion
The Ontario legislature unanimously passed an anti-Islamophobia motion Thursday afternoon, a marked difference from the heated debate happening among Conservatives over a similar motion at the federal level…. …Des Rosiers introduced the motion Dec. 1 in response to incidents in her Ottawa-Vanier riding such as anti-Muslim graffiti, and young women wearing hijabs who were spat […]