Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
It has come to my attention that the niqab issue has wreaked
havoc on the fortunes of the NDP in Quebec.
Well done! But by bedeviling Tom Mulcair’s party you also assist that of
Gilles Duceppe, the formally moribund Bloc Québécois. Finding support among separatists cannot be a
good thing, given that you once prorogued parliament (I think it was in 2008)
on a perceived link with the Bloc.
In order to avoid downright false charges of being in bed
with the separatists when it suits you, permit me to suggest a made-in-Canada
solution to the perplexing matter of niqabs in citizenship ceremonies. Instead of wearing the niqab these unfortunate and oppressed
women (numbering a few dozen, I imagine) should be required to wear a goalie’s
mask. Voila – instant recognition as an
integral part of the “Canadian family” simply by donning a modest piece of
face-saving equipment! You’ll make hockey
history (at last), and it will only increase the sales of your long-nurtured
book. But the Muslim women will profit
too, for you will be also be providing new and exciting career opportunities for
Canada’s niqab-wearing population. A
win-win deal if there ever was one.
Your obediant servant,
Joerge Dyrkton
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