"Mais ce n'est pas grave, vous transmettrez au Grand Mufti ma considération mais je ne me voilerai pas", a déclaré Marine Le Pen, qui est repartie aussitôt.

(translation) "No big deal. You can give the Grand Mufti my regards, but I won't be wearing a veil" declared Marine Le Pen, who left immediately afterwards.

Every single media outlet from Breitbart to the New York Times to Le Figaro calls this Le Pen cancelling the meeting.  I do, too.

I understand that you don't see it that way.  In fact, *your* original comment called it "subtle bigotry" for the Globe to say that she was the one who cancelled.  And you say it's "obtuse" for anyone to disagree with you.  OK, then.