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[W]e are deeply suspicious of any government effort to “ban the burka.” In the modern Western liberal tradition, a person’s dress falls into the sphere of individual autonomy. Within certain broad constraints … Canadian citizens are permitted to wear whatever clothes they please.
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Gender equality — a stated goal of Bill 94 — is a noble goal. But the law would go too far, using the state’s power to leverage a campaign of social engineering. As conservatives, we oppose such encroachments on individual liberties. But liberals, too, should understand the stakes at play here: The principle that government has no role in our wardrobes is the same one that excludes it from our bedrooms.Editorial in today’s National Post.Posted on March 26, 2010 ()