Canadian Culture and Validity

: Proponents of the ban on covering one face suggest that it is an issue of validity, that even though they would have been identified prior to partaking in the ceremony that it takes away its legitimacy, according to Toronto Star. They argue that it is disrespectful to Canadian culture, as if we supported the notion of forcing a cookie-cutter culture on all our citizens. A recent Forum poll suggests that the majority of Canadians support the idea of a ban. They argue that it grants validity to a symbol of a repressive culture abroad, legitimizing the acts it symbolizes. Therein lies the problem. They state that women who choose to wear it don’t really have a choice because they are forced by their family and culture, and we should free them from it by banning the niqab in official acts such as the citizenship ceremony. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.