OTTAWA, Oct 26: Muslim women will no longer be allowed to stay veiled when voting in Canada, under government legislation introduced on Friday.
The bill seeks to force the hand of Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand, who rebuffed the request of a parliamentary committee that he require the lifting of veils to prove voters’ identities.
He had insisted the law did not require this.
The new legislation would allow an exception only for someone whose face is bandaged after surgery or covered for other medical reasons.—Reuters
