{"id":39046,"date":"2017-10-22T16:56:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T20:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=39046"},"modified":"2017-10-22T21:15:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T01:15:50","slug":"quebecs-banning-burka-renews-debate-on-canadas-cultural-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/quebecs-banning-burka-renews-debate-on-canadas-cultural-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec&#8217;s banning of the burka will renew debate on Canada\u2019s cultural identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5890\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5890\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5890\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2015\/10\/HM-0020-2-Profile-picture-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2015\/10\/HM-0020-2-Profile-picture-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2015\/10\/HM-0020-2-Profile-picture.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hugh Mackenzie<br \/>Huntsville Doppler<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>A Can of Worms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Province of Quebec passed legislation that may well force a national debate about who we really are as Canadians. Are we a country of openness and diversity as so many, including our Prime Minister, claim? Or is a lack of tolerance and a thirst for populism slowly creeping into our national identity?<\/p>\n<p>The legislation in question is Quebec\u2019s Bill 62 which requires people in that province to uncover their faces if they provide or receive provincial or municipal services. That means if you work in the public service you cannot cover your face. If you want to ride a bus, take the subway, visit a library, attend college or even wind up in the hospital, you cannot cover your face. Technically, the legislation even declares war on sunglasses, but few are fooled about the real intent of this legislation and that is to ban the niqab and burka, face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women for cultural or religious reasons.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>According to an article written by Chantel Hebert in the Toronto Star, this legislation is relatively mild compared to what Quebec opposition parties would legislate if any of them gain power in provincial elections next year. According to her, if either of Quebec\u2019s two main opposition parties were elected to government next fall, they would replace the ban on face coverings with a wider one that would prohibit judges, crown attorneys, prison guards or police officers from wearing religious garments at work. One of these parties, she says, would also add school teachers to this list.<\/p>\n<p>I assume that means that men of the Jewish faith could no longer wear a yarmulke (skull cap) in public and that Sikhs and Muslim men would be forbidden to wear a turban. Would nuns in Catholic schools, which are prominent in Quebec, be prohibited from wearing their habits? I also wonder what would happen to jewellery that depicts religious symbols such as the Star of David or a cross?<\/p>\n<p>In relation to Bill 62, the debate has already begun across the country. In Ontario, all three political parties have denounced it. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, referring to Bill 62, said, \u201cOn this issue, we fundamentally do not agree (with Quebec).&#8221; In Alberta, Premier Rachel Notley called the passing of Bill 62 in Quebec, \u201ca sad day for Canada.&#8221; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been much more cautious in his criticism and perhaps for good reason. He would know that any perceived federal interference in Quebec affairs, a province whose tolerance for minority religious and cultural rights has been less than stellar, could easily relight the flame of separatism that, in reality, has not been totally extinguished.<\/p>\n<p>I have little doubt that Quebec\u2019s Bill 62, banning face coverings where public services are provided, will eventually be thrown out. The Government\u2019s argument that the legislation is not aimed at religious minorities is, at the least, specious. Freedom of religion is a basic tenet of our Canadian way of life and at some point the courts will enforce that.<\/p>\n<p>However, because of Bill 62 in Quebec, the cat is now out of the bag. It has legitimized the debate about the cultural and religious rights of minorities in Canada. The issue, unfortunately, is not black or white and that is why it could get ugly.<\/p>\n<p>There are those who would support the banning of burkas and niqabs, not for religious reasons but rather from a belief that they represent the demeaning and subjugation of women which should not be acceptable in Canada. Conversely, there are also those who believe it is nothing short of racism to dictate, especially to minorities, how they should dress. And sadly, there are those who are concerned about the growing cultural diversity in Canada who will seize the opportunity to espouse white supremacy viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>The banning or the acceptance of burkas or niqabs in certain circumstances may not be in itself an overwhelming issue, but it does open the door to a much broader debate. What is our definition of Canada\u2019s cultural identity? When does our support of that culture become racist? How do we balance tolerance and diversity with traditional values in Canada?<\/p>\n<p>To date, in our very Canadian way, we have avoided coming to grips with these and similar questions. With the passing of Bill 62 in Quebec, we may now be unable to avoid them.<\/p>\n<p>They have, in my view, opened a can of worms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Can of Worms Last week, the Province of Quebec passed legislation that may well force a national debate about who we really are as Canadians. 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