Table of Contents Local issues raised Big ‘O’ Birding Draws Crowds in Comber as Raptors and Families Return Familiar faces returning as school board trustees Later bombings Jama said on X that the ban is "unsurprising" but "nonetheless concerning" in a country that has a legacy of colonialism. Stiles added that House of Commons and other provincial legislatures allow the wearing of keffiyehs in their chambers and the ban makes Ontario an "outlier." "Here in Ontario, we are home to a diverse group of people from so many backgrounds. This is a time when leaders should be looking for ways to bring people together, not to further divide us. I urge Speaker Arnott to immediately reconsider this move to ban the keffiyeh," Crombie said. Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie also called for a reversal of the ban on Wednesday night. Arnott told reporters Thursday that he began examining a ban on the Keffiyeh after one MPP made a complaint about another MPP, who he believes was Jama, who was wearing one. When asked if she had defied a directive from the premier, Martin said, "It has nothing to do with the premier, it's a decision of the speaker of the […]
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Table of Contents Local issues raised Big ‘O’ Birding Draws Crowds in Comber as Raptors and Families Return Familiar faces returning as school board trustees Later bombings Jama said on X that the ban is "unsurprising" but "nonetheless concerning" in a country that has a legacy of colonialism. Stiles added that House of Commons and other provincial legislatures allow the wearing of keffiyehs in their chambers and the ban makes Ontario an "outlier." "Here in Ontario, we are home to a diverse group of people from so many backgrounds. This is a time when leaders should be looking for ways to bring people together, not to further divide us. I urge Speaker Arnott to immediately reconsider this move to ban the keffiyeh," Crombie said. Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie also called for a reversal of the ban on Wednesday night. Arnott told reporters Thursday that he began examining a ban on the Keffiyeh after one MPP made a complaint about another MPP, who he believes was Jama, who was wearing one. When asked if she had defied a directive from the premier, Martin said, "It has nothing to do with the premier, it's a decision of the speaker of the […]