Zunera Ishaq and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander

Supreme Court Canada: The government of Canada will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in the Ishaq case, he said, according to The Chronicle Herald. Zunera Ishaq, a 29-year-old, devout Muslim woman who came to Ontario from Pakistan in 2008, refused to take part in a citizenship ceremony because she would have to show her face. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander issued a terse, one-line statement Wednesday to outline the government next step. On Tuesday, the appeal court dismissed the government appeal of an earlier Federal Court ruling case that declared the ban on face coverings at such ceremonies was unlawful. One of Ishaq lawyers, Marlys Edwardh, said the Immigration Department would be contacted this week so she could attend a citizenship ceremony — accompanied by her lawyers just in case. The three-judge appeal panel ruled from the bench, saying they wanted to proceed quickly so Ishaq could get citizenship in time to vote in the Oct. 19 election. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.