A group of demonstrators were kicked out of the legislature after a second NDP motion calling for unanimous consent to reverse a ban on the keffiyeh failed to pass.
Visitors to Queen’s Park started to yell when Government House Leader Paul Calandra responded to questions about the ban by talking about how his party has a “diverse caucus.”The Ontario New Democratic Party made its first attempt to reverse the ban last week. It did not get unanimous consent.
“The rules of the legislature are clear that props and clothing that makes a political statement cannot be worn in the chamber,” she said. “They’re literally stripping me of my dignity and this is why we decided we wouldn’t take off our keffiyeh to go inside,” Dania Majid with the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association told CTV News Toronto.
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