The Montreal Gazette reported on September 8 that Mohamed Elmasry of the Canadian Islamic Congress said the solution is as simple as having women who wear a niqab show their faces to female elections officials. The government believes our bill is a sensible compromise between respecting cultural customs and maintaining the integrity and credibility of the voting process.
Le gouvernement considère que son projet de loi constitue un compromis raisonnable entre le respect des coutumes culturelles et la préservation de l'intégrité et de la crédibilité du processus électoral.
