As an egalitarian, I can't help but see the states (Quebec Government in this case) invasion into our personal lives as opening the door to the possibility that it might one day impose additional restrictions that impact upon my daily life. I do not support the wearing of the burqa or the niqab, and, upon the request of the individual, believe the state should intervene when a female adult is being forced to wear these garments against her will (as would be the case before Bill 62), but where a woman freely chooses to wear these garments, whether for religious, conscientious, or reasons of expression, she has the Right to do so and these Rights are protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If we deny her these Rights, we are denying these very same rights to protect us in the future. We are saying these Rights don't matter if the majority disagrees. But Charter rights were designed to protect minorities. One day, Christianity could be a minority too. Consider that.