We Already Have Mandated "Parallel Societies"...

... Bilingual Mandate, First Nations and a multitude of others created by multi-culturalism and we can see how successful these concessions have been.

Islamist groups seek ‘parallel society’ in Canada: report

“Even if the use of violence is not outwardly expressed, the creation of isolated communities can spawn groups that are exclusivist and potentially open to messages in which violence is advocated,” the intelligence report says

Speech ban exposes Islamic Congress rift



Paul Russell: Niqab defence draws criticism, but our illustrators win praise

Niqabs and burkas: Harmless garments that ensure modesty or instruments of male repression? That debate has cropped up again on the Letters page, sparked by a column last week by Afsun Qureshi-Smith, titled “The walking coffin.”

On Monday, two female letter writers defended the wearing of these garments. In the words of one: “If covered women are ‘silenced’ or ‘walking coffins’ then, by those same standards, women who wear miniskirts or bikinis are promiscuous and are giving a green light to those who want to touch them in a sexual manner.”

Her words sparked more than a dozen replies.

“I was brought up to believe that modesty is derived from who you are as a person, not what ‘uniform’ you wear,” wrote M. Watson. “This is not about modesty. To feel superior to someone wearing a mini-skirt or bikini is not modesty; it a sense of superiority. I am 61 and don’t wear mini-skirts. I try to be a modest person, but I do not think that my mode of attire is better than others or that others who do not share my beliefs or religion are somehow inferior to me.” Read More »