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From 2010 http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/07/28/14850246.html OTTAWA - Canada should ban burkas in public, according to more than half of the people polled exclusively for QMI Agency. The Leger Marketing online poll found 54% of people surveyed said the government should follow France's lead and not allow women to wear burkas in public for safety and transparency reasons. Only 20% of respondents said Canada shouldn't consider a ban because it's an issue of freedom of religion and freedom of expression, and 15% said it didn't affect them either way. Older Canadians were more likely to agree with a ban, with 71% of those 65 years and older choosing that option. Only 40% of Canadians 18-34 years old said burkas should be banned. Leger Marketing vice-president Dave Scholz said the poll surprised staff at the research firm. "This is Canada -- we don't ban anything," he said. Sentiment was particularly strong in Quebec, where the debate over reasonable accommodation for new Canadians has been raging, with 73% of respondents saying they want a ban. Morton Weinfeld, a sociology professor at McGill University, said the strong response in Quebec could be a result of spending 50 years cutting down the place of Catholicism in the province. "Why should they fill that void with Islam?" he said. "Quebec is perhaps the most strongly feminist place in Canada and the burka is a strongly anti-woman phenomenon." Weinfeld said people should be careful when interpreting the survey results because the burka is the most extreme Islamic covering. He said nobody knows how many Canadians wear the burka. The survey question didn't explain the difference between the burka, which covers the entire face, the niqab, which has a slit for the eyes, and the hijab, a headscarf. The poll shows there's a need for more outreach and education, said the executive director of the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations. "It's understandable that practices that might be unfamiliar to people cause tension and unease," said Ihsaan Gardee, adding it's a minority within a minority who cover their faces. "When it's a woman's choice to practise a sincerely held religious belief ... it must be protected under the charter, provided it does not infringe on the rights of others," he said. Muslim Canadian Congress founder Tarek Fatah, however, has been pushing for a ban on burkas. "Progressive and liberal Muslims have been leading the fight against this abomination for the last 100 years," he said. "This is one of the ugliest aspects of political Islam that has been imported into Canada and other western countries," Fatah added. The web survey asked 1,526 people to choose the statement that best reflects their view of France's move to ban women from wearing a burka in public. The survey was conducted July 19-22. Leger doesn't measure margin of error in online surveys because it's not a random sample. Burka: Most concealing of all Islamic veils. Covers entire body with mesh over the face. Hijab: Arabic for veil. Square scarf covering head and neck is the most common style worn by Muslim women in the West. Niqab: Veil for face that leaves only the eyes uncovered. Common across much of the Arabian peninsula and Pakistan. QUESTION: Which statement best reflects your view on France's government trying to ban burkas in public? 54% Canada should follow France. Nobody should be able to cover their faces. It is a matter of public safety and business transparency. 20% Canada shouldn't even consider banning burkas. It's an issue of freedom of religion and expression 15% It doesn't affect me either way 11% Not sure 1% No answer Percentage of population who think burkas should be banned 39% B.C. 45% Alberta 43% Saskatchewan, Manitoba 53% Ontario 73% Quebec 54% Atlantic Due to rounding, not all figures add up to 100%

I don't understand, I don't have much time left? what is going to happen to me? am I going to get genocided by tolerant canadians such as yourself?

I think Canadians are becoming less tolerant of people who expect a free ride and my days are limited? sure, but I'll probably live longer than you

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okay I'm racist then, so what, everybody is a racist some just don't put it out there in public.. most just keep in inside themselves but hey if that makes you feel better to call me a racist all the power to you, I think you're full of shit myself so you're a shitist

LMAO, you're saying the Canadian government committed genocide against the natives Dude, you are a laugh and a half

real canadian? how about a productive member of society which most are not because they pick up their cheques and waste it on drugs and alcohol, do you ever wonder why the high school graduation rate is low for them? They are given money for every time they pass a class ..I know because a quarter the people in my HS were native and barely any of them showed up natives for the most part are a burden on our society call me what you want to but I've lived around them my whole life and I will no longer be politically correct to appease the pansies

Isn't a good percentage of native men in prison? pretty soon they'll be more in prisons due to Harpers marijuana and there goes the culture with it

So we can either not fly into Europe which would pretty much kill the EU or charge double the money to everyone from the E.U countries flying into the country..but this whole thing should please the brainless earth worshipers because just like Kyoto it is a money grab and not a solution to save the earth http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/top-eu-court-rules-against-north-american-airlines-in-fee-dispute/article2279479/ Europe’s highest court gave unreserved backing on Wednesday to an EU law charging airlines for carbon emissions on flights to and from Europe, a decision likely to escalate tension with trading partners, especially the United States. The court ruled against a group of U.S. and Canadian airlines that had challenged a law requiring that all airlines flying to and from European Union airports will have to buy permits under the EU’s emissions trading scheme from Jan. 1. The initial cost is expected to be minimal but would rise to an estimated €9-billion ($12.1-billion) by the end of 2020.

First Nations are more than welcome to live just like the rest of us Take their hand outs away and let them become normal citizens

LOL, that was a pretty good commercial, the music was annoying though Reminded me of the epic scene in season two of Breaking Bad where Walt was at the hardware store getting supplies

surely that isn't how they really feel whoever looks happy I am sure would be killed

Cybercoma is all about the Nanny state, he thinks he knows what is best for everybody and what is best for everybody is pandering to the religious minority because somehow that defines Canada in his eyes

1. Yes, money keeps the economy going .. if you don't like it you can move to a country with no resources so you don't feel like a hypocrite for reaping the benefits while "ruining the environment" see that is what you green people are, hypocrites, you will benefit from these companies propping up the country so we don't live in squalor and terrible third world conditions while being opposed to it Leave Canada, all of you Green hypocrites, we don't want you here, we don't need you here 2.What did Kent do other than the right thing? All Kyoto was is welfare to poor nations.. so boohoo African nations hate us for not giving their dictatorships and crooked elitist governments money... if you honestly think Kyoto was about combating global warming and lowering emissions I have an Idiots guide to the real world for you to borrow

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/21/world/asia/north-korea-leader/index.html SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Kim Jong Un issued his first military orders as leader of North Korea just before the death of his father was announced, a South Korean state-run news agency said Wednesday. Citing "a South Korean source," Yonhap reported that Kim "ordered all military units to halt field exercises and training and return to their bases." The source called it a sign that Kim Jong Il's son, believed to be in his late 20s, had taken "complete control over the military," Yonhap reported. Before Kim Jong Il died, "he was preparing the country for war and death, and to hand power to Kim Jong Un," the man said.

Dude, you have issues

Since when do strong relations and ties matter? If Canada had to choose between Britain or U.S Canada would choose the U.S even though we have very strong relations and ties to Britain .. same would happen with Chile Going against the new Bloc would not be in Chiles best interests since they are major trading partners and neighbours with the other countries in South America.. just like Canada would side with the U.S since they are our largest trading partner and our neighbour and Britain is not you really do not have this all figured out Derek

BTW there is only 1 country in South America that is in the commonwealth so you can't make the argument that there will never be hostilities between this new major South American bloc and the British Commonwealth http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/dec/21/falklands-boat-ban-row-argentina A South American trading bloc is to ban boats with a Falkland Islands flag from docking at its ports. Mercosur, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, reached the decision at a summit in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. The dispute involves a vast area of potentially mineral-rich South Atlantic waters and has created a fresh diplomatic headache for Britain, which controls the islands. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/dec/21/falklands-boat-ban-row-argentina The Argentinian president has accused Britain of taking her country's resources and ignoring UN resolutions, as the Foreign Office condemned a move by a South American trading bloc to ban from its ports ships flying the Falkland Islands flag. But the Argentinian president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, welcomed the ban, thanking her regional allies for their solidarity and criticising Britain. Although refraining from calling for the islands to be declared Argentinian, she asked for fresh talks on the status of the islands. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24023548-call-to-send-n-sub-after-ban-on-falklands-ships.do A nuclear submarine should be used to show Britain's determination to protect the Falklands following "aggressive" moves by Argentina, a former head of the Navy urged today.

Why are the Cons scared of Euthanasia if they do not want to take care of old people?

what a bummer of a man you are anyone who had a problem with this should be ashamed

Britain needs to tell Europe to f off and then do more trade with Commonwealth nations.. the ones nicer to gay people that is kick the rest out

what if you get in a serious car wreck the day or months after you collect that cheque? your family has 150 000 to lend you? good luck finding a reliable health plan then

that is fine for right now but you will either get cancer or have another medical emergency at some point then what? you got 70 000 lined up for that? man things you dont forsee could happen to your saved up money

My health issues cost more than 3578 a year.. I'd be totally screwed in private healthcare