Face coverings: Time for change rather than hollering ‘intolerance’
Canada has developed over the years its code of laws, and we have also experienced an evolution of generally accepted customs and traditions. This system will unquestionably set parameters for conduct. And, new Canadians have been able to fit in into our society with minimal stress for their adjustments over the years.
The open face, especially in public, has been our custom from some time. In a related case, our Supreme Court ruled that Hutterites will have to be photographed if they want an operator’s licence even though photographing is not practised by this sect. These people abided, and life goes on.
The province of Quebec has introduced legislation which requires for the uncovered face in public. This legislation appears to be consistent with common practice. This custom in itself identifies what is and what is not acceptable.
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Any government that taxes its citizens to heat their homes is out of touch. Why is the climate change movement always tied to money?
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At people who impede traffic. Maybe you need to stay home or find another way around. At least do the speed limit. Just because you have nothing to do all day does not mean we all have that luxury.
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Tickled double pink to have a new mayor in Redcliff!
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With residents of Medicine Hat who, on Remembrance Day, take down their outdoor Halloween decorations and put up their outdoor Christmas decorations. Have some respect for those who fought for our freedom. It’s their day.
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Can’t the city fix the lights on 13th Avenue? Three sets of lights. It’s just ridiculous. Can’t they synchronize them?
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Downtown business people are sure lazy about shovelling their sidewalks. Some are great
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Imam Azeem argues that this legislation is intolerant because a certain number of Muslim women want to cover their face for they are modest. It is an interesting comment because several prominent Muslim women, like Raheel Raza and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, have publicly stated that face coverings are neither cultural nor religious, but chauvinism of some male Muslims that their women must have face coverings. If the statements of these women are true, it appears that some Muslim men like Imam Azeem want Canadians to be tolerant so that these men can continue to be intolerant to their women.
Imam Azeem and his ilk should reset their attitudes, especially in the equality of women and men. It is time for change rather than hollering “intolerance.”
Larry Samcoe Medicine Hat
and get right down to the pavement and others don’t shovel at all, so it’s dangerous.
About the guy who brought his sign at the Tigers game which said ‘Make it rain hamburgers’. I thought that was pretty funny because a goal in the last 60 seconds wins a Wendy’s hamburger for all the fans.
That our house taxes are going to go up to pay for transit. A lot of people who catch the bus are rich people. They make a heckuva lot more than I do.
With a tour bus company that double charged a senior lady $295 and then cannot decide when they will return the money.
When I was a kid, there was no bus service. My dad didn’t have a car so we walked everywhere. Now we have bus routes so people can go back and forth once a day to wherever. Someone has to stand up and say ‘no’ before there is a tax revolt. City council caved. The new and improved bus service should have been left in place for at least a year so people could get used to it.
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With Coun. Turner’s comments in the paper about getting to the point where the fee will actually cover the cost of service for the rinks. Then why wouldn’t the same theory apply to transit?