Apparently, some of them do make the choice to wear the niqab and their families oppose their choice because of the reactions it gets.  I dislike the niqab because it distances the wearer from the people around her.  It is a barrier to the kind of non-verbal communication most of us are used to and says that the wearer does not trust us to see her face.  As a woman, I have no problem with what other women choose to wear on their bodies.  If you want modesty, wear a burkini , if you want to bare most of it, wear a bikini, it is your choice.   We are used to seeing faces in Canada, and it makes us very uncomfortable when we cannot.