Would-be Canadian, show your face! [View all]

Last edited Fri Feb 13, 2015, 02:06 PM - Edit history (1)

It seems Harper still has some money in the budget to plumb the depths of his misogyny and racism. Taking issue with the Federal court ruling that women can wear a niqab when taking the oath of citizenship, Harper has said he will appeal. After all, as he sees it, "any violation of a charter right would be 'trivial' because the oath takes less than a minute to recite."

Trivial? I'm pretty sure the women to which this applies do not consider this a trivial matter. And I doubt Harper believes his own words, anyway.

Even more bizarrely -- and in a shameless display of irony -- Harper further justifies his opposition to this ruling by stating, "This is a society that is transparent, open and where people are equal."

And he said it with a straight face.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/niqab-citizenship-ceremony-ruling-will-be-appealed-pm-says-1.2955418