Canada’s largest province Quebec is set to vote on ban of face veil in public. Rights group have criticised this proposed legislation that would prohibit people wearing face coverings in Quebec, while they are to receive public services.
Activists have termed it as “Islamophobic and anti-Muslim”.
According to Al- Jazeera, the bill on banning face veil is expected to be voted on next week. If the bill is passed individuals working in government jobs, and people receiving public service are to show their face, prohibiting all garments that cover the face.
Ihsaan Gardee, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) stated, “This is nothing new; there is certainly offensive deja vu that we have seen this debate for 10 years in Quebec, and more broadly in Canada.”
