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"Yo, Canada! It's my home, it's my place, it's my native land! We're talkin true love, for all my homies, In all we be like straight up command! Uh! Yeah..."

Yes....if choosing to be grammatically incorrect to be politically correct, why not go all hip-hop on it ? "In all we be like straight up command" Just say Drake wrote it.

Congress exposes 'memo' after Trump declassifies...again...Democrats haven't been this angry since when the Republicans freed all their slaves. FISA warrant was based on bogus dossier and Yahoo fake news.

In Edmonton, addressing a vet who lost a leg in Afghanistan: “Why are we still fighting against certain veteran’s groups in court? Because they are asking for more than we are able to give right now,” Trudeau said Omar Khadr....a convicted murderer...10 million dollars....10 Million...

Fixed it for ya.

The american people know they have a real problem and its called Trump

Yes...Mueller knows that he has a big problem now.

Are you privy to what Mueller knows?

Are you implying that the FBI is out to get Trump.....Trump has systematically got rid of anyone in his way to cover up the truth...when everyone around you is incompetent it is time to look in the mirror and see the real answer .....Trump is a crook.

Then I guess the entire transcript of the FISA court hearing should be declassified and not just a partisan memo that cherry picks facts.

Sweet Jesus ! Rooskies are no doubt laughing their asses off.

Did you see Chuck's mug? Good gravy.

Khadr volunteered to go to Afghanistan. No taken involved.

We were supposed to nuke ourselves with Genie missiles...damn Tupolevs.

The database doesn't care...your city is just another target with a number. The funny part is that Canada uses the same American GPS system that helps get the smallest CEP radius.

I laugh at all the people that hide under thier beds ,because of trump. The guy is a business man/ entertainer, it is all a show and it seems to be working. He is not going to nuke anybody.

Thanks for sharing your opinion. It is always good to see and refreshing what people's background is and the kind of experience they may have endured that will impact their value and belief system. This must have been a terrible experience for you to be born and raised in a high control cult! I can't imagine what kind of scars this must have left on you as a child but kudos for having been able to emancipate your body and mind from the past.... I do share your opinion about the garment and the purpose it serves for people in the society especially if people's life is at risk. My question was actually intended to understand if your prejudice is specifically designed against a certain religious groups (this applies to certain members on this forum) or is it part of a wider discussion which you have already clarified i.e. application to other groups/ sects like mormons, jehovas etc. It goes without saying that it is human nature to become defensive if I started speaking about garments of other religious beliefs like Sari for Indians or Kippot and shtreimel for jews without looking deeper for what purpose they serve. However, it is part of their culture and it is to be respected. Back to the topic, a lot of the factors/ generic questions you have raised here are debatable and depends on the individual's circumstances and experience IMO. I am not a scholar on this and have provided some basic answers based on my own understanding. I am sure people like Dialamah can articulate much more on this: What is the history of the dress? It dates back to the foundation of Islam. What is its purpose? To cover a woman's hair and body from strangers. (Men) What is its function? To protect a woman from harm. Is the dress code truly a part of the religion, or is it an extreme interpretation of it? Given that women from these countries wear them it is ingrained as part of their culture/ religion Is it enforced for just religious functions? Or is it enforced at all times? Depends on the country. Some muslim countries like Turkey have adopted a more moderate approach where women are free from not wearing them in public. In Iran it isn't just for religious functions. It is observed at all times when women are in public. Does it harm or does it benefit the wearer – physically, psychologically, emotionally, socially, etc? Depends....From the posts that you may have seen on this thread you can see that most women in Iran do not wish to wear them. If the garment’s purpose is to make a public statement of values, does that public statement agree or disagree with what the prevailing society’s values are? As above, in Iran the topic being discussed here the garment's value does not agree with the prevailing society's values in majority of cases. The government tried very hard to 'brainwash' women into wearing them but failed miserably. I do not believe this to be the same in many Arab countries and particularly in Pakistan where women strongly endorse Hijab regardless of the government. Does it harm or does it benefit society as a whole? This is subjective based on own personal beliefs, prejudices, etc. Personally, and I say this again I do not have anything against people who wear them as these garments is part of their culture belief system. I am only responsible for me and my loved ones and cannot exercise my preferences on others. Now, what is happening in Iran right now is unique. That's because more and more women are voicing their concern and dissatisfaction with wearing this piece of garment. This is the result of years of repression and women being forced to what to wear in public. That has not washed with many Iranian women and quite rightly so....If women on the streets of Iran had a choice between wearing this garment or walk free in public with their hairs fully exposed then that will negate the argument of the harmful effects of wearing these garments. The fact that these women cannot walk free is one of the reasons we are seeing these series of protests across Iran. However, the authorities in Iran have for years 'enforced practices' to crack down and arrest Iranian women who do not adhere with the dress code they have imposed on the society...And this is where as a male I find myself in agreement with these women and share your experience and sentiment. Where I find myself in slight disagreement with you is that here in the West people do 'have a choice'. Women of other religions can wear a piece of garment for their religious ceremony or belief system or not to wear it if they wish to do so . I believe it is not prescriptive for us to apply one principal for all and decide who should wear what. Of course people can be educated about the harmful effects (if there are physiological scars) of wearing them but ultimately it is their choice. No rotten tomatoes from me

You sounds like you used to post here just for making yourself feel better, or the organization which you support looks better than it really does, so you assume other posters post here by the same way As for me, I used to discuss things with academic manner, which means I focus on fact and logic rather than which group or faction I'm supposed to belong to. I do feel sorrow for the girl and her family. Yes, the girl lied. It is her fault. But without those politicians, would-be Muslim rights activists and, as you have pointed, the media...too eagerly and immaturely amplifying the lie to advance their own political agenda, what would happen? If the incident went down normal or usual way: 1) The girl somehow lied to her parents or teachers, 2) then the parents or teachers reported to police, 3) then police investigatd and found its a lie, 4) then parents and teachers educated the girl why what she did was wrong... Isn't it some kind of happy ending to the girl's mistake? I read some posts here that the girl's family apologized to "every Canadian". Without those amplifiers, why should they apologize to every Canadian since most Canadian except a few teachers and police offices even have no chance to know the incident? It is those amplifiers who should apologize to every Canadian. And these guys just shrug off as if they have never been in it?

He's not completely wrong. Although we no longer must swear an oath on the bible when in court (you can now swear on a book of your own choice), official holidays in Canada still reflect Christian traditions. National and Provincial "Christian" Holidays- Good Friday Easter Monday Christmas Day Boxing Day We also still maintain a separate Catholic School system.

Political correctness: Fascism disguised as kindness.

Rapists are 94% men. It makes total sense to me that to stop that violence, measures would be taken that would be geared more for MEN. Part of the problem has been that rape prevention has traditionally been geared towards women changing their behaviour, instead of addressing men's behaviour.

Well, one of us is doing that. I'm fairly convinced it's you. And I wager virtually everyone else would agree. You're spouting lunacy and drivel.

This "attack" was used by all those politicians to gain political points with their favourite minority group before the facts were in. Where was the press conference from Trudeau whent the Muslim guy molested 6 girls at a waterpark in Edmonton? Oh yeah, that was just "white girls" getting hurt and also - Who cares about Alberta?

Anyway, it was good to see the politically correct politicians being made fools of which most of them are anyway, fools.

Like Pierre Trudeau did. Men are sluts. The only thing which holds them back from being as slutty as possible is that women generally aren't. Gay men have no such brake on their behavior, which is why they're notorious sluts and into far more 'unusual' sexual activities, by and large, than your average heterosexual male. There's also a very strong interest in much younger men in the gay community, which is successful far more often than in the heterosexual community because, like I said, men are sluts. So yeah, if we look at some of these gay politicians and see what they've done in their sex loves I bet a lot of the mainstream would find their hair standing on end