Then why are not publicly defending the rights of those KKK losers in the US who walk around with torches? Just because some KKK are racists, doesn't mean all of them are are... - this logic is of course ridiculous but why is it that hashtag progressives turn a blind eye to the pathetic state of individual freedoms wherever the niqab is common and then pretend that in Canada it means something entirely different. In Iran, women are beaten for refusing to cover their hair, but in Canada it's a sign of piety and modesty with absolutely no pressure from their parents - right... the hypocrisy and short-sighted ignorance of "liberal" activists and feminists who pretend the niqab is about feminism while women suffer under the iron fist of religious zealots wherever the niqab is common is embarrassing. The reason the niqab is not common in Canada is because Canada is an advanced civilized society, full stop.