In today's heightened security due to terrorist attacks, we have all been asked to be more vigilant.  I know you use the library card as an example to trivialize the need for better identification.  However, in more sensitive areas requiring better scrutiny for security, it should not be a trivial matter.

Should Canada follow in the footsteps of a society where the niqab or the burkha have been used primarily to marginalize women in society?  Keeping in mind that moderate Islamic scholars have repeatedly stated that the niqab and the burkha are not religious requirements under Islam.

We need to also be aware that there are muslim countries which have banned the niqab and the burkha.  (and those tend to be the more moderate muslim countries).