The high-brows and academics completely miss the point - but poll after poll shows that Canadians get it. It's not an attack on religious freedom. It's a line in the stand on what it means to live in a democracy. Religious "accommodation" is just that - we'll do something for you if you'll do something for us. As an example, devout Christians have been asked to accept abortion and homosexuality though it's against some interpretations of their teachings. Both are now for the most part, enshrined in our Human Rights code. Is it so much to ask that a small step be taken to lower one's veil when dealing with government? Modern, mainstream Muslims overwhelmingly reject the archaic notion that women must be shielded from view. Canadians get it. The apologists don't.