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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 that is banned at Queen’s Park.
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 that is banned at Queen’s Park.
A debate around the Arab headdress erupted on Thursday after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a ban from Speaker Ted Arnott "divides" people and called for it to be reversed.
Multiple political leaders are continuing to urge the speaker of the Ontario legislature to reverse his decision to ban Keffiyehs from the provincial assembly even after he rejected their pleas.
A ban on Palestinian kaffiyehs in the Ontario legislature will remain in place after a motion to overrule the edict failed to get unanimous consent from MPPs.