(CTV) MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment which has been banned at Queen’s Park.
Jama, however, refused to leave the chamber.
“Sarah Jama, you are named. You must leave the chamber,” Arnott told the independent representative for Hamilton Centre during question period.
Last week, Arnott announced the ban on the scarf, which is commonly worn by Arabs and Muslims and has become a symbol of Palestinian solidarity. The speaker said “extensive research” led him to categorize the garment as a political statement.
