Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper: Stephen Harper doubled down Tuesday on his aversion to face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women, calling them the product of a culture that is "anti-women." , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Among other things, Trudeau pointed to Immigration Minister Chris Alexander calling the hijab a head scarf worn by some Muslim women a perversion of Canadian values, and New Brunswick MP John Williamson, a former Harper communications director, referring last weekend to "whities" and "brown people." Prime Minister Stephen Harper answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. THE Adrian Wyld The prime minister ratcheted up the rhetoric against the niqab even as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau accused him and his ministers of stoking prejudice against Muslims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.