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Reversing their earlier decision.
By Tu Thanh Ha, Ingrid Peritz, and Bertrand Marotte in the Globe and Mail, with thanks to Doc Washburn:
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE., MONTREAL and SAINT-EUSTACHE, QUE. — With three days left in one of the most tightly contested elections in decades, Quebec's electoral officer yesterday reversed his decision to allow Muslim women to vote without having to lift their face veils to identify themselves.Chief Electoral Officer Marcel Blanchet invoked emergency powers to change his mind on one of the controversial minority-rights issues that have roiled the campaign and led to death threats, public outrage and repeated criticism by Parti Québécois Leader André Boisclair.
Mr. Blanchet said his office had been inundated with calls and emails about his decision to allow women to wear the niqab when they voted. His staff was worried and he was assigned two bodyguards. He feared some angry voters would turn out “in the craziest disguises you can imagine” and disrupt Monday's election.
Mr. Blanchet said it was troubling that he had to reverse his position. “Personally, I would have preferred not to do it. But my concern is to ensure everything unfolds normally, and there won't be somebody crazy who will cause trouble on Monday.”
Posted by Robert at March 24, 2007 7:44 AM
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Yes because wearing a veil isn't crazy, it's those looney voters demanding fair elections HA!
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at March 24, 2007 8:03 AM
"Mr. Blanchet said his office had been inundated with calls and emails about his decision to allow women to wear the niqab when they voted."
What the hell did he expect ?
Posted by: ImNoDhimmi at March 24, 2007 8:53 AM
A glimmer of light in a sea of darkness.
Posted by: lonewolf at March 24, 2007 8:56 AM
A glimmer of light in a sea of darkness
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Yeah, except he said that he "personally" didn't want to reverse his decision. I hope that is just his PR PC talking, and not his true opinion.
Posted by: Monkeywho at March 24, 2007 9:01 AM
"Mr. Blanchet said it was troubling that he had to reverse his position. “Personally, I would have preferred not to do it. But my concern is to ensure everything unfolds normally, and there won't be somebody crazy who will cause trouble on Monday.”
He isn't even doing it for the right reasons, and he would of preferred not to do it. I think he should be fired ASAP!!!
When somebody has not common sense, such as Blanchet, in such an important position it makes you wonder about what the heck is going on!
Posted by: chucky at March 24, 2007 9:45 AM
If these Sharia sympathizing Muslims don't like our laws or our ways then why don't they f***ing leave! We don't need them living off our taxes, yet alone our money and PC's supporting their cause for a totalitarian regime! I personally don't want them here!
Posted by: The Resistance at March 24, 2007 11:35 AM
If they want to wear the niqab and vote, maybe they should go to Saudi Arabia and do it. Wait a minute........that's right, they wouldn't be allowed to vote there! silly me.
Posted by: DownWithIslam at March 24, 2007 11:48 AM
I would feel more hope that if it was reversed because they knew it was wrong, not because they were forced too.
Posted by: Elric66 at March 24, 2007 12:12 PM
In a sane world, Blanchet woud be declared insane and committed to an institution. Insanity is what this whole thing ammounts to: a Chief Electoral Officer subverting the very process he's supposed to uphold. This guy could have taught the communists a thing or two about how massive electoral fraud can be committed with just a couple of veiled "women" voting multiple times.
Posted by: ovidius_naso at March 24, 2007 12:17 PM
There is a little, once obscure, town in Quebec where people made a stand. It has done its part to push this tiny light of hope for sanity into sight. More little obscure towns in the Free World will continue to make stands. More individuals standing up to the insanity of Political Correctness and country-destroying multi-culturalism delusion will make stands.
The unveiling of fascist, repressive, Borg-Islam and its infection of the softie Modern World (unprepared for barbaric 7th Century cult fanatics) has only begun. It will continue.
The true value of Star Trek:Next Generation's Borgs as being Islam now becomes clear. And here I thought it was a communist metaphor -- it is not. It is Islam.
Posted by: Abraham_Lincoln at March 24, 2007 2:40 PM
Personally, I would have preferred not to do it. But my concern is to ensure everything unfolds normally, and there won't be somebody crazy who will cause trouble on Monday.
Pssst. Monsieur. When the 6th Pillar starts to fall on you, break right. That's the way to go.
at March 24, 2007 3:14 PM
Off topic from the Maldives:
Topless dancers. Flowing champagne. UK Topshop boss throws star-studded birthday bash at Maldives resort while upsetting local Muslim leaders.
This lavish party is over the top
Posted by: ummahnewslinks at March 24, 2007 4:25 PM
So the people who didn't like his ruling and complained, the people who wanted the same rules to apply to everyone, are crazy?
This reminds me of my years working for the left-leaning board of education. If you don't parrot the party line, you are treated like you're demented and slightly dirty.
It's too Orwellian for me.
My husband raises an excellent point: he wonders whose idea it was in the first place to change the rules?
Posted by: Josephine at March 24, 2007 4:54 PM
to ummah person
"The Maldivian Democratic Party has also complained that the Buddha statue brought into the country for the party broke the law, which prohibits the promotion of any faith apart from Islam."
so you support a "fascist" totalitarian religious state which has a hatred and, dare i say it, racist attitude towards other cultures and religions?
you sir, are a bigot, a racist and a religious spiritual rapist.
you have proved once again that islam is intolerant of other cultures and religions and quite frankly it has no place on this planet. so please kindly take your ghoulish man made hate religion and stick it up your arse! go worship on the moon or somewhere far away from us normal folk.
at March 24, 2007 7:07 PM
Leon, ummah posts things of interest to the readers of JW and I believe doesn't ascribe islam.
Posted by: eve_anne_gelical at March 24, 2007 7:16 PM
Just to make sure, go look at the blogroll on his/her website....all similar to JW
Posted by: eve_anne_gelical at March 24, 2007 7:19 PM
whoops! sorry, i saw your name "ummah news" saw and read your web site (which seemed at first glance to promote any attack on islam). but now re-reading it i see many links to the "good guys" sites.
Hugh or any admin, you may want to delete my ignorant original post as i dont want to offend an ally.
sorry ummah! mistakes happen in war! let's call this a "friendly fire" incident!
peace to you.
Posted by: leonthepigfarmer at March 24, 2007 9:02 PM
Either way - VIVE LE QUEBEC ***LIBRE***!!!!!!!!
Libre = SANS islam!!!!!!!
Posted by: Allahfanculo at March 25, 2007 12:38 AM
If these Sharia sympathizing Muslims don't like our laws or our ways then why don't they f***ing leave! We don't need them living off our taxes, yet alone our money and PC's supporting their cause for a totalitarian regime! I personally don't want them here!
Posted by: The Resistance
Luv it!
VIVE the RESISTANCE!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Allahfanculo at March 25, 2007 12:40 AM
This guy could have taught the communists a thing or two about how massive electoral fraud can be committed with just a couple of veiled "women" voting multiple times.
Posted by: ovidius_naso
Wait till 2008.. Hillary will be wailing/screeching: "If a woman wants to wear her burka while she is voting [for me and multiple times] that's noone else's business!"
I am more of a prophet than that fake from Meka. Wait and see. This comment - if it survives the cancelbots - will be in the archives!
Je suis un Prophete - je vous dis que l'islam n'est pas bon!
Posted by: Allahfanculo at March 25, 2007 12:43 AM
we already have way too many prophets
Posted by: Know Your Enemy at March 26, 2007 1:12 PM
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