Although I do not often agree with Wente...I do in this case.  It is not only the people of Quebec who disagree that covering one's face is acceptable.  If you did a survey across the country one would find that the vast majority of Canadians oppose it.  That does not make everyone racist or mysogonist.  Covering the face sends a larger message that you do not wish to communicate or integrate and that is not healthy for any society.