Muslim group asks government to expand burka ban

No one should be able to cross in or out of the country without their faces uncovered. Safety is important and how can Immigration officers truly identify a person if they can not request they remove a burka. They won't allow you to wear sunglasses, hats or shoes so what is the difference?

I must echo the applause for a Muslim group finally standing up and saying that the burka and the niqab are un-Islamic. Islam requires that a woman dress modestly, but the Quran makes no specific mention of what that entails. When I lived in the Arab world for 12 years, I was quite happy to follow the strictures on alcohol consumption and modest dress; requiring all Canadians to show their face when taking an oath or when receiving public services in order to confirm identity seems like the smallest of concessions to ask a person to make.

Hi everyone, I'm a muslim, and let me say that Burka is not mandatory in Islam. Its not even recommanded. I have asked many scholars, and all of them said that the requirement for women is to cover their hair. Those who totally cover their faces are really the extremists, and Burka as a whole should be banned. That doesn't conflict with the freedom of religion.

When you come to a country to live, you should live by its standards. When in Rome.....
Most people come to a new country to get away from problems in their home country so why should they bring those problems with them. Keep your religion but learn to live as the natives do in your adopted country....don't expect them to change their beliefs and values because you are unwilling to change. If things were so good where you came from, go back, no one is making you stay..you came here so be prepared to live as we do.

Finally, someone representing a major muslim group actually speaks out in favor of a new rule that many canadians were afraid to even suggest. Kudos to Jason Kenney on that one. It just shows how much some muslims are simply too shy to speak out and that it's usualy left-minded canadians who cry racist/bigotry agains our own population who suggest such changes.

No Face covering in Public, what they do in private and in their house of faith is their business ~ the public place is a Canadians business, I want to see a face not a cover of modesty a disguise, Are we to become a nation off the faceless based ones faith, I don't think so.
End this stubborn resistance, if this is not the way for the stubborn resister..Go back to where you came from, many peoples have immigrated here to Canada and in that time I have never heard or witnessed such stubbornness to assimilate into a culture.

why do they bend over backwards to please a few people for their votes. when in canada do as canadians do or stay where you are. if you don't like the laws in canada stay away. we have no problem with them.

Im a muslim and I 100% support this bill. The ppl who don't want to follow the Canadian way of living can all go back. We came here to get away from all this BS they run back home. BAN burka like France did, we need to have GUTS.

If you come to Canada you should live by our rules if not do not come.

They should be banned altogether in Canada

I'm a Moslim and am supporting banning the burka & niqab all over the world. It is not an islamic practice. It is rather a sick philosophy imposed on Islam by force.

the burka and nigab are not enforced by the Koran. it is the men that enforce this rule on their women. it is more culturial than anything else. i live in a building where i see many Muslims from different sects. some of the girls who hang out together wear head scarfs and nigabs, some don't. some wear modern clothing, some wear their traditional clothing. a lot depends on the Patriarch of the family and want he finds acceptable. think of the Christian religion and it's many sects, Mormons, Menonites etc that have strict dress codes, especially for women. for the most part, the burka and nigab are about control over their women, NOT religious expression. saying that this is an attack on Islam is a falsehood which is being touted by Islamic extremists to attack us because they don't want us to tell them how to treat their women.

It is about time some politician dared to speak up. When we travel we are also told to respect the cultures and customs of the country we visit. So if immigrants want to come to live in Canada, they too should adapt and accept the way of life here. If you wish to keep your cultures and customs, can do so at your own home and among your own cultural centres or your own families and friends. While in public in our country called Canada, please accept our rules and ways of life. I did when I left my country and adapt well in Canada. But I am still enjoying my own culture without imposing my rights on other people. Welcome to Canada and be proud of being a CANADIAN! Let's live and enjoy this wonderful country we have chosen to live in called CANADA. Or else, please move back home to where you come frome. We all want to live in peace and no talk about racism or prejudice, just LIVE our lives in PEACE.

Congrats. Mr. Kenney. You left your native country for a better life, you now have it, so, dress according to Canadian ways. Ban it. Wear it in your home if you like but not in public.

I believe that the issue behind the burka and niqab, is really a case of "who is really behind these sheilds of cloth". Ninety-nine percent, I'm sure, are honorable and Canadian law abiding citizens, but all it takes is one person carring an incendiary device and refusing to show their face, and boom! Game over! Notice I said person, and not Muslim.

I was at the zoo a few years ago and it was around 90 with the humidity. A group of people walked past me, a man and younger male in front followed by two women wearing black burkas. I actually felt sorry for them imagining what it must be like to be covered from head to toe in that stifling heat!
btw. the men were in shorts and short sleeved shirts....?!?!?

They should be banned in every public place, in the name of public safety. The only time of the year anyone should be wearing masks is halloween.

I find burka's and all other forms of demeaning control over women offensive.

This isn't about religious freedom and expression, I couldn't care less what you do on Sunday or whatever day you consider to be the sabbath, but when you go out in public you need to be free and identifiable, speak one of the two official languages fluently and abide by our customs.

So if I go to their country are they gonna let me walk around in my tang top and shorts my beliefs say I can.

In my opinion, no God is going to force his/her creation to cover up. This is a man influenced rule and to me shows disrespect to women in so many ways. Women are forced to wear these in fear of physical harm. It is about time, our government came to the aid of these women (whether they believe it is in aid of them or not) and force these brain washed and/or frightened women from having to comply to a man made rule in the name of God. Again, no God would be embarrassed of her/his creation to force them to cover themselves.