Posted AT 4:56 PM EDT on 26/10/07
New law to compel veiled women to uncover faces to vote
OTTAWA — The Harper government on Friday introduced legislation requiring all voters — including veiled Muslim women — to show their faces before being allowed to cast ballots in federal elections.
Peter Van Loan, the minister responsible for democratic reform, said he hopes the bill will settle the potentially corrosive debate over the accommodation of diverse religious beliefs.
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