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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Oct 2015

    A useful reminder that Stephen Harper once led the charge against the Sikh turban as he now does the niqab: http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=6029&cat=26 …

    10:14 AM - 8 Oct 2015
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      2. Big Left (Justin)‏ @BListPundit 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet The Tories and the PQ seem to have a very narrow definition for what they consider "Canadian." It's disheartening.

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      3. Big Left (Justin)‏ @BListPundit 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet At least you guys have the NDP, an actual organized and influential progressive party. So there's hope.

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      1. weaver0813‏ @weaver0813 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet teach Stephen the lesson on 'right to personal choices'

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      1. Amy Jo Ehman‏ @prairiefeast 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet @Ian_Mosby And the turban won, eventually, so there's hope...

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      1. Waldo Umarzol‏ @umarzol 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet personal choices

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      1. Sav Brar‏ @savbrar 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet @shovloves Probably a better article to link to http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-niqab-debate-citizenship-turban-rcmp-1.3244817 …

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      1. Michael Behiels‏ @67Capt_Canuck 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet Harper's British-Cnd Reform Party base was built on racist Attacks on non-Caucasian landed immigrants, refugees and citizens.

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      1. Reverend Blair‏ @ReverendBlair 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet @AntoniaZ Because he's a racist. The press and the opposition parties are afraid to say it, but I'm not.

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      1. John Ryerson‏ @jryerson1 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet @ShelbyHappy #sikh

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      1. Shelby Happy‏ @ShelbyHappy 8 Oct 2015
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        @HeerJeet @IdaHerd Next on Harper's list, Jewish women wearing "frumkas". #elxn42 http://muslimmirror.com/eng/the-new-ultra-orthodox-jewish-woman-have-started-wearing-burqa/ …

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