11 February 2011

Conservative MP wants to ban veiled voting

A Quebec Conservative MP introduced a private member's bill Friday that would require Canadians to show their faces before they vote, reviving a debate first sparked more than three years ago.

Steven Blaney, who represents the Quebec riding of Levis-Bellechasse, said the bill would fix a "gap" in the electoral system and is not meant to discriminate against religious groups, such as Muslims. "For me it is important that we all share this transparency," he said. [Vancouver Sun] Read more [via Islamophobia Watch]