Stephen Harper and Prime Minister Office

: This is not a scandalous waste of tax dollars, according to Toronto Star. It is money well spent. Stephen Harper is going to spend more, as he challenges two separate court rulings that it is unlawful to force Zunera Ishaq of Toronto to take off her niqab for the citizenship ceremony. It has helped lift the veil on state-sponsored bigotry, the like of which we have not seen in contemporary Canada. The Harperites are waging a phony jihad on the niqab, considering what the Prime Minister Office said in 2009 about it: In an open and democratic society like Canada, individuals are free to make their own decisions regarding their personal apparel and to adhere to their own customs or traditions of their faith or beliefs. The niqab is to Harperites what abortion is to right-wing Republicans — a flag to rally followers and get them all riled up to go and vote, while keeping them distracted from what matters, such as the economy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.