Canada bans veil at citizenship ceremonies – Americas – Al Jazeera English

…new Canadians should take the oath in view of their fellow citizens. …(Politicians and citizenship judges) said it was difficult to ensure that individuals whose faces were covered were actually reciting the oath.

“Most Muslim Canadian women I know find the practice of face covering in our society disturbing, indicative of an approach to women that is not consistent with our democratic values,” Kenney said.

“We shouldn’t have the state using its power to dictate what people choose to wear in their private lives, but when there are important points of intersection with the state in obtaining state services I think it’s entirely reasonable for people to show who they are,” Kenney said.

hmmmmmmm.