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Zero Tolerance and Conservative Governments

Conservative governments: It is deliberate in that it panders to those who fear that foreigners particularly Muslims threaten the fabric of Canadian society, according to The Star. Indeed, the Conservative governments proposed Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act yes, that is its formal name is reminiscent of a bylaw banning polygamy and the stoning of women that was enacted in 2007 by the Quebec village of H rouxville and Immigration Minister Chris Alexanders bizarre declaration of war against barbaric cultural practices is both deliberate and unnecessary. It is unnecessary in that most of the practices it hopes to curb, including polygamy and so-called honour killings, are already illegal in this country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.