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"Patronising?" On the contrary, I take women's religious beliefs seriously. Women who choose to wear the symbol of the most extreme version of Islam, despite its horrific history and the fact most Muslims see it as extreme, do it because they believe what the most extreme teachings tell them rather than the more moderate version, and they are not making up a new, more modern version.

 I repeat, I am not demanding anyone "prove their loyalty", that is your interpretation. I said i would rather know my non -Muslim neighbor is not being refrained from killing me (or raping me, or robbing me, etc.)  because it is against the law, or the Charter, but because he has no desire to, or believes it is morally wrong. The argument "nothing to worry about, it's against the Charter", sucks...Laws get changed when enough people want them to. When enough Canadians want shariah, it will happen.