(CBC) Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is denying he supported a ban on niqabs even though he issued a directive in 2011 banning women from wearing them during citizenship ceremonies when he was the federal minister of citizenship and immigration.
Kenney made the remarks during a news conference following the virtual Western Premiers Conference on Tuesday.
“I’ve never supported a proposed ban,” Kenney said.
“To the contrary, I’ve always said that Canada is a country that protects and respects religious freedom and pluralism, and the government has no business regulating what people wear unlike in certain European and Middle Eastern countries that do have bans on face coverings,” he added.
