The Niqab Is Dominating Canada’s Election

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was floundering in the polls until he turned the niqab into a hot-button issue. Some say he’s distracting voters from his poor management of the economy, his war on the environment and his anti-refugee policy.

Correction: Zunera Ishaq won her case in the Federal Court of Appeal, but the Canadian government plans to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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