Muslims are a minority with a particular potential to change the face of this country in a hurry. Precedents abound. Quebec is making a clear and reasonable statement that it will not submit to ideologies, religions or foreign cultures. The requirement to show one's face is hardly onerous. People seeking a new and privileged life in an open and free society, should expect that they will have to accommodate the community they are joining, not the other way around.

In Canada, wearing a religious mask or a black sack from head to toe are extreme expressions of religious belief which clearly signify a desire to live apart from, rather than a part of, our society. Please ... just a moment of common sense ... should anyone really wonder that such ridiculous and provocative garb elicits negative sentiments?

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