Canada: Face Veils Banned For Citizenship Oaths

[MrIndoCanadian]

I don't know why Canada loves this backward fucks.

[TobyGeralds]

So no more white veils at marriage ceremonies either?

[adamcrookedsmile]

@TobyGeralds

I think marriages should be registered with some state office and during registration, no veils. Then what happens during a religious marriage ceremonies is an entirely private matter. A priest should never perform functions of a secular state.

[MsColdCanada]

@TobyGeralds After the wedding is officiated and before signing the marriage certificate the veil is lifted. Also wedding veils are sheer so the face is still recognizable. Are you just playing devil's advocate or do you not really see the difference?

[TobyGeralds]

@MsColdCanada I was playing devil's advocate. Thanks for the feedback.

[hodkonem]

No face covering of any sort during citizenship oath. Don't like it? Jump on a plane and go back to the shithole that you came from. And no, fuckslam is not special!

[gabrishka21]

what they are doing is they are imposing their traditions and beliefs here and that's not right. if they choose to come here, they should b willing to adapt and assimilate, if not, stay in ur country and don't bother. how long r we gonna keep defending even horrible cultural practices just cuz we're afraid to offend other cultures or other ppl? gosh it drives me nuts! it's like defendin honor killings sayin that it's ok cuz it's ok in their culture. REALLY? how far r we gonna go to accomodate??

[gabrishka21]

i personally think they r focusing on the wrong issue here, it's not that u can't hear the person saying it..it's u can't IDENTIFY THEM, SEE THEIR FACE! how can we know that it's who they claim to b?? if the law is that all canadians must show their face on the passport pics, then there shouldn't b any exceptions for these women if they want a canadian passport. if they don't like it then don't come here.

[thetwinforces]

@gabrishka21 I am a woman by the way...

Contrary to popular opinion Hijabis/ Burqa clad women are neither dumb nor brain dead...

[gabrishka21]

@thetwinforces i never said they r dumb or tried to imply it, all i said is, i don't think there should b an exception for anyone when it comes to the Canadian laws. it makes perfect sense to want to be able to identify someone, it's reasonable to ask that for many reasons. if they wanna become Canadian citizens they must comply with the rules, like everyone else. if they r not comfortable or willing to do so, then don't bother applying for citizenship in the first place..simple as that.

[gabrishka21]

Canada must have a limit to how far it will go to accommodate and make its immigrants happy, cuz if we don't stand up for something, we will fall for anything. it's not like they r askin the women to fully unveil, i would b against that myself..but the face, it's the most basic thing.

[StoogeWatcher]

I find it funny that many of those who defend the burqas have no plants to wear one.

[jesusonXTC]

i think this ninja outfit should be banned everywhere. in saudi arabia and iran women get beaten like dogs if they dont wear muslim clothing even if they are not muslim!

[janmadytay]

Good for you Mr. Kenny, and would someone please hit that stupid fucking cunt with a flipflop...

[demillions17]

what gaurantee do we have that other people are actually reciting the oath & not mumbeling something else, if we're really concerned if they're reciting the oath or not, make them sit in the front row and give them a microphone or record them, when they enter there is a verification process, the women are identified all the leagal obligations are met. stop spreading hate be a real canadian & ask a woman why she covers her face when u see one & what does he mean, broader action plan? luv Canada

[PaperLanterns95]

oh right, it makes sense that we should be living in fear in our own country -___-

[GTCism]

Muslims should not even be alllowed in Canada unless they rebuke that evil belief system that proposes to hate westerns and Jewish people and declared a jihad on the west. That we are even having to make it illegal to have your face masked during citizenship is a sign of how deep and stupid left wing fools have got with their evil and goofy beliefs in their perverted support of islam and muslims.

[adamcrookedsmile]

I don't understand why they are applying to be a citizen in a secular society where the custom is to show your face, if they insist on hiding their faces like criminals. Surely if they think that hiding your face for religious reasons is more important than citizenship in a country they don't respect to begin with they should refrain from even applying?

[jojo201154]

take care canadians,, muslims hate u and hate every thing christians,,

LOVE that lord jesus taught us is not present in thier dictionary .

[thetwinforces]

@jojo201154 You are so wrong; Muslims love and respect Jesus (peace be upon him) like they love and respect Mohammad (peace be upon him)... They want to live peacefully with everyone but Westerners in this case Canadians are not showing tolerance towards their way of life...

[honda12345678]

@thetwinforces We are more than tolerant and thats what is so infuriating. You are allowed to take part in EVERYTHING canada has to offer yet you feel you deserve special treatment because of your beliefs. I'm not allowed to enter the courts with a mask on so neither should you. One muslim rescently said in the paper muslims in Canada are facing the same things as the jews during the holocaust. How can we identify criminals and rapists if he can hide behind a mask wen he gets on an airplane?

[sophizzy]

@thetwinforces There is no point in you mentioning Jesus: we don't live by biblical law in the West, we live by secular man made laws which Muslims exploit to its fullest. If you want to live peacefully with us in the West then you would accept secularism and stop making such ridiculous demands! Btw how much freedom do Coptic Christians have in Egypt? What about Christians in Pakistan or any other religious minority living in countries where Islam is the majority religion?

[adamcrookedsmile]

@thetwinforces

I think it is disproportionate to talk of Canadians "not showing tolerance towards their way of life" when they are being asked to show their faces for the duration of a short and important ceremony.

In this situation, it is people covering their faces who do not respect Canada.

[thetwinforces]

Women in Islam are treated with respect and valued like 'Hidden Pearls/Diamonds'...

Women in the west are treated and displayed like 'Costume jewelry' (glittery but cheap)...

Another thing; the fact that Muslim women are specifically required not to cover their faces during Haj in itself shows that they should be taking the face veil when they are not performing Haj...

[caporalchef4]

@thetwinforces The problem with you people is that you're incapable of seing the colors between black and white. You see evreything to extremes: Either women are all covered like Casper the ghost or they are all half naked whores and harlots of sin. You say we're not tolerant. I think you are the intolerant, how's that? Canadians are amongst the most tolerant people in the world, we hardly ever complain. A woman unveiling herself for a few minutes is not gonna get gang raped, don't worry..

[gabrishka21]

@thetwinforces it's bullshit that women in islam r treated with respect and valued like "hidden pearls". that's wat they want to have everyone believe because that way they can justify being controlling assholes with their women, while the men can do whatever they want, even have 4 wives if they feel like it. give me a break. no extemes r good, whether ur too covered or too naked, but there is a difference between having a choice or having something imposed on you. that's not true morality.

[gabrishka21]

if ur only good out of the fear of hell...or whatever, then that means ur driven by fear, which is not good. I value a humane person more than a prayerful one...a man of good character more than a god fearing one. I disbelieve in both 'The greed for heaven' and 'The fear of hell' for I know that both fear and greed are negative emotions and that two negative emotions can never lead to any positive change in me.

[gabrishka21]

i'm a kafir and i'm sooooo damn proud! I love to have fun and be happy and see other people happy and peaceful, not trembling throughout their lives with the fear of hell.

[TobyGeralds]

@gabrishka21 Apparently you believe that belly dancers are the moderate and civilized balance?

[drummer4414]

Finally an elected official with the guts to do the right thing. Lets stop living in fear in our own country.

[PaperLanterns95]

@drummer4414 You said it man

[JunkieJay3000]

They're stupid. And everyone knows these people are just sticking two fingers up at western (and more developed & civilised) culture by dressing up like letterboxes.

[BoxerBlake1]

*Sniff* It makes me proud. Now what needs to be done is to follow the Australian model and ban them completely.

[mrryencoke]

@BoxerBlake1 Australia and many other countries such as Islamic Turkey, Denmark, France..... 

[PaperLanterns95]

Go Canada!

[PaperLanterns95]

What? Is Canada just good for certain things? Come here, and obey the rules. Not happy, leave.

[kynaan09]

@PaperLanterns95 sometimes we need to use a common sense, the western countries are those who came and destroy every Muslim country. Example, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somali, Palestine, and so on. all those people are the West who displace them from there countries, and now you are demanding more even to change there culture and believes. they have every right to fight and challenge,to those in the office, fuck Canada im proud to who i am. and no body can tell me what to wear.

[GTCism]

@kynaan09 muslims countries DO NOT need any help in destroying any country that has any more than 2% muslims! islam is self destructive and absolutely evil. I know we hear it all the time, how islam/muslims blame all their problems on the Jewish and US people, we are sick of it and most if not all of us are much more educated than muslims and see beyond your lies. Canada doesn't want you here anyways, neither does most of the planet to be honest.

[PaperLanterns95]

@kynaan09 Shut the fuck up. How dare you say "fuck Canada". You're getting fucking pissed off just because they banned the niqab at the CITIZENSHIP OATH. Oh yeah, because so do I want to have some unidentified human pledging gratitude of wtv while becoming a citizen of btw, one of the best countries in the world. I can't even understand as to why you would insult Canada that way. im not saying you should be exstatic, but man, chill out.

[pepsisuck]

Deport all muslims!!!!

[azedopen]

At 0:17 it was live from Montreal but Then at 5:12 it became live from Ottawa! :)

[TheDufase19089]

Wow...canada has some balls...if only Obama had some

[GODH8ZZ]

@TheDufase19089  Obama is on the other side. He is a muslim

[KillinDaWelfareMCs]

Fact is that Islam does not require this. Secondly and truly most importantly we need to see the face of every new citizen.

It is ridiculous.

[MissCaulks]

Finally a step in the right direction: ignoring the idiocy of PCness and passing a law that has some common sense. I'm happy for Canada that they passed this ban.

[wolverine668]

@shadowsburnme Why bother? You have your 72 virgins in heaven for that lol

[wolverine668]

Now even more proud to be Canadian! And before any of you idiots think of bashing me, let me clear it out for you...I'm not White and I am 18. I immigrated here at 12 y/o and obtained my citizenship at 15.

[StoogeWatcher]

Islamists hate the West, but they love all those Western freedoms.

[friendsforever2222]

@StoogeWatcher

"Islamists hate the West, but they love all those Western freedoms."

Incorrect. Islamists HATE FREEDOMS!

They come to the West to suck our blood, jihad us, then turn the West into land of Allah of Pedophile Mohammed.

[yellowhue30]

Some of these comments are in very poor taste.

[yellowhue30]

@Littlecarry That's not entirely true if your first nations.

[GTCism]

We should be deporting muslims, not making them citizens to begin with, than they basically spit on our laws, rules, norms and beliefs when they are here. Nobody else is allowed to go about with mask on, these Johnny come lately's definitely should not be allowed. On top of all this, islamic countries are the most in-tolerant and human rights violators in the world but, they come here and expect to be treated like royalty. Deport muslims!

[GODH8ZZ]

@GTCism the muslim doctrine ot takia,(doctrine of deception) allows them to even lie about the fact they are muslims. so they take off the veil, they still are in your country instigating sharia law replace your own laws.

[yellowhue30]

Times are getting interesting indeed. And to think. not too long ago we enforced our colonial european beliefs and traditions on the native population of north America.

[wolverine668]

@yellowhue30 lol but at least the europeans made something of the land...what are muslims gonna do? Take us back to the stone age.

[littlecarrey]

For fuck sakes you people are lucky enough to be able to move here(half the time with your entire familes in tow) then complain about OUR customs when your here enjoying the perks of Canadian living?! HOW DARE YOU?! I love Canada because its not your screw ball countries with some fuck up religious(islamic in this case) docterine. Get use to showing your face(as ugly as it may be) to whom ever we say be that a cop, lawyer,judge,etc.etc. You are, after all applying to live/work in OUR COUNTRY!!

[mamalijooni]

This ruling was very long over due.Thank you Minister Kenney.

For those who try to link this decision to Israel and whoever,shows they have no logic to defend themselves, and as usual involve a third party in.We immigrants ran away from our previous repressive,dictatorial, back warded regimes and Canada gave us what our birth place did not provide us,we accepted Canada as our new home, therefore we obey the rules of our new homeland.Those who do not like the new rules? you know the answer..

[TheTwainShallMeet]

If he thinks he was getting complaints before, he is in for a lot more. He is about to get a Clements kind of inspection. Is he actually able to decide this on his own? Is he the sole arbitrator of such rules? Are we now to watch closely, reading lips and minds, and passing judgement on the oath takers? Are they (all oath takers) now subject to the interptretation of jerks like Jason?

But it will be a great distraction from all the other CRAP we suffer in Harper Land. Occupy Jason Kenney

[desel09]

GOOD! First time in a long time I've seen government grow some balls. However, it's a shame the news is still so biased against it

[3510211]

Well its a good start.

[PaperLanterns95]

you wanna come to Canada, these are the rules.

[PaperLanterns95]

@PaperLanterns95 

[mlabcxk2]

I love this guy -- and Canada! The world, including the US, could learn a lot from Canada in this manner.

[myyou1]

He moved so quickly because he is a Zionist slave -- the Zionists say do it he is on top of it. Do people forget when Jason Kenny promised to the Israelis (While visiting Israel) that he would de-fund humanitarian groups because Israel does not like them?

If they worked this hard and acted fast where it really matters for the average Canadians.

We are stuck with the neocon shit-Heads for a while.

[caporalchef4]

@myyou1 Let me guess...You're a Muslim. These are the rules. Can't live with them? GTFO.

[myyou1]

@caporalchef4

Let me guess ... you are an Israeli IDF member pretending to be a Canadian in the ISAF.

I know the real Canadian soldiers admired and respected by me and by others around the world.

You do not ask for respect like the Zionist lackey politician Jason Kenney, you earn it. Drop the arrogant posturing and show some maturity .... try being cool ...

Peace!

[caporalchef4]

@myyou1 LMFAO!! ''you are an Israeli IDF member pretending to be a Canadian in the ISAF.'' Take your meds, pal. I'm a member of the CF, Afghanistan Veteran, stationed in CFB Valcartier, 30 km from Québec City, Qc, Canada...Want my postal code with that, you fuckin conspiracy nutcase, paranoid, Jew hating piece of shite?? YOU will show respect to the Canadian institutions and laws of the land and Zionism have absolutely fuck all to do with it, or you will go to jail or GTFO. Simple.

[shadowsburnme]

@caporalchef4 These rules were not there before. FUCK OFF.

[wolverine668]

@shadowsburnme But they are here now so its time for you to fuck off

[caporalchef4]

@shadowsburnme They are now. That's what we call social evolution. But, you wouldn't know, would you, you fuckin backward, retarded ape.

[sophizzy]

@myyou1 Your duty is to integrate into Canadian society; to accept the values of openness and equality - If you can't do that then you need to leave. The fact that you can't see how wrong a face veil is, is very worrying and is proof that this ban is absolutely the right way forward. Let's look at how non-Muslims are treated in countries where Islam is the majority religion shall we?

[sophizzy]

@myyou1 You just have to leave Canada and move to a country where Islam is the majority religion: give up your place for someone who is going to integrate. There are over 48 countries to choose from - no-one is making you stay in Canada and no-one is stopping you from leaving. Witness the shocking treatment of Chrstians in Egypt and Pakistan or the execution of Jews in Iran to see real apartheid; I don't hear you complaining about that though! I wonder why?

[SatanStartedIslam]

@myyou1 - And you're obviously a slave to the evil Muslim Brotherhood.

[CorrosionX3]

So why should they be allowed to wear it AFTER the oath?!

[1afrowolf]

"Flip-flops"? She's really compared wearing a veil to wearing flip-flops? Good thing this wasn't a debate.

A good step for Canada, this move. Hard to believe it was allowed in the first place.

[andree1991]

I love this guy he's my hero

[myyou1]

@andree1991

You must also like the fascist Israelis whom Jason Kenny represents?