TORONTO: From a small incident in Quebec the debate to ban the ceremonial dagger worn by Sikhs has landed on Canada's National stage. It all started on Jan-18 when a delegation of Sikhs was barred from entering Quebec's National Assembly after refusing to surrender their kirpans.
Safety was the official reason given by the Assembly's security service for forbidding the Sikhs to wear their kirpans. Ironically, the members of the Sikh community were trying to get in to present their views on Bill 94, anti-niqab and anti-burka legislation that would require anyone dispensing or receiving a government-paid service in places like hospitals and schools to show their faces.
Safety was the official reason given by the Assembly's security service for forbidding the Sikhs to wear their kirpans. Ironically, the members of the Sikh community were trying to get in to present their views on Bill 94, anti-niqab and anti-burka legislation that would require anyone dispensing or receiving a government-paid service in places like hospitals and schools to show their faces.
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