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| Masked individuals can vote in Que. byelections |
| 2007-09-06 |
| But only if they're Muslim women and can provide ID. However, they don't have to take off their masks. Muslim women wearing niqabs or burkas covering their faces won't have to remove them to vote in three federal byelections in Quebec on Sept. 17. An Elections Canada spokesman says the women won't have to show their faces to vote. Spokesman John Enright said Thursday women wearing niqabs or burkas can bring a piece of identification with a photo or another document proving their identity when they vote. However, Enright says in cases where women wearing niqabs or burkas don't have any documents, they would have to show their faces to allow their identity to be confirmed. In last winter's Quebec election, the province's chief election officer said Muslim women wearing niqabs or burkas had to show their faces to vote. The Sept. 17 byelections are in the Montreal riding of Outremont, the rural riding of St-Hyacinthe-Bagot and the Roberval-Lac-St-Jean riding north of Quebec City. |
| Posted by:Zhang Fei |
| #11 Fear not, Excal, you were most clear. More's the pity. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-06 23:11 |
| #10 That being my point. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-09-06 22:48 |
| #9 This is a worrisome ruling by Elections Canada which, by the way, is a federal, not provincial, body. Which makes the situation a hundred times worse. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-06 22:46 |
| #8 Contrary to the implication of one or two earlier comments, Quebec's unique status means it is the most likely province to tell the muslims what they can do with their burkas. This is a worrisome ruling by Elections Canada which, by the way, is a federal, not provincial, body. And yes, Canada has lost its f*cking mind. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-09-06 21:44 |
| #7 Masked individuals can vote in Que. byelections O'Canada Next O'America... More Selective Law that WE are all Forced to submit to on a basis of race, creed, color, sex, BUT YEA Citizens, heh as long as we all lose our rights equally thats what they teach now, that passes for Canadian Law right, Is American History and Law next? LOL, as long as we lose our Bill of Rights on an equal basis of course.. ~:) Justice is so blind, she won't notice the tinkering and stinking corruptions in the LAW! Sleep well folks, while the Liberal elites™ keep chipping away at our sacred Document, the US CONSTITUTION, converting it to a Suicide Pact for US Citizens, in the name of equality™, fairness™, motherhood™ and the children™. |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2007-09-06 21:41 |
| #6 dna tracking would do fine to prevent fraud ... and (privacy issues aside) might help in other ways to deter jihadism. won't do much for dhimmitude tho. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-09-06 21:28 |
| #5 The people who are allowing this are probably the same type who believe that George Bush "stole" the elections in 2000 and 2004. The difference is that they are more than willing to undermine their country by opening the door to voter fraud in the name of "diversity". |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-09-06 20:36 |
| #4 Fear not, I'm well aware of Quebec's—let us say—"unique" status in Canadian politics. However, the threat of Islam is one that must be addressed at a nation-wide level and even local attempts to appease Muslims should fall afoul of national security's overriding interests. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-06 18:27 |
| #3 HAS CANADA LOST ITS FUCKING MIND? Zen, Quebec, not Canada. Of course, I woul not be surprised if Ontario followed the suit, but in other provinces, fat chance. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-09-06 18:05 |
| #2 No DNA test for a substitute? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-09-06 17:31 |
| #1 And this prevents voter fraud exactly how? Ummmm ... isn't demographic assault one of the prime vehicles that Islam uses to displace host populations? Wouldn't orchestrated voter fraud be a perfect way to leverage the actions of a few people into a legal attack upon the many? HAS CANADA LOST ITS FUCKING MIND? Western society's survival depends upon standing firm against all acquiescence to and appeasement of Muslim demands. Ban the niqab and burqa altogether, not just at voting locations. Muslims have already made clear their intent to use taqiyya and kitman towards toppling Constitutional law. To facilitate and enable such treachery is criminal and should be treated as such. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-06 17:14 |