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Mulcair calls for tolerance, calm on niqab controversy

Mulcair calls for tolerance, calm on niqab controversy By The Canadian Press NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is urging tolerance and a calmer discussion about face coverings when applying for Canadian citizenship. In a speech Wednesday, he said he backs a requirement that women show their faces at some point in the citizenship process — but not at the citizenship ceremony, as the Conservatives would hope. “I understand that many view the niqab as a symbol of the oppression of women. And on that, let me be clear: no one has the right to tell a woman what she must — or must not — wear,” Mulcair… View Article