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Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has given Premier Doug Ford a deadline to reverse the ban on the wearing of keffiyehs at the provincial legislature or else she says the NDP will defy the ban.More than 100 people gathered outside the Etobicoke constituency office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday afternoon to protest the ban on keffiyehs at Queen's Park.
Speaker Ted Arnott banned the scarf in March after a complaint, saying it was being worn to make a political statement, contrary to the rules of the assembly. All four party leaders, including Ford, have called on the speaker to reverse the ban. "If Mr. Ford is going to say that he supports the wearing of the keffiyeh, we have some expectations of him, like to talk to his caucus and reverse the ban on the keffiyeh," Gaied said.
"As made clear by the Legislative Assembly Act, the Speaker is guardian of the rights of the Assembly's members. He should not be using parliamentary privilege as an excuse to adopt orders that undermine some of the most basic human rights of its members and with it, those of any individual who wishes to enter the legislative building," McNicoll continued.
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