Ontario NDP sets ultimatum for legislature keffiyeh ban, threatening to defy rules
Marit Stiles said that if Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not push to overturn a ban on the keffiyeh at Queen's Park, she and her entire caucus would defy the rule.
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Marit Stiles said that if Ontario Premier Doug Ford did not push to overturn a ban on the keffiyeh at Queen's Park, she and her entire caucus would defy the rule.
Independent MPP Sarah Jama has been asked to leave the Ontario legislature for wearing a keffiyeh, one week after the ban on the scarves were put in place.
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.
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Speaker Ted Arnott ordered independent member Sarah Jama to leave the chamber, but she refused. Legislative security did not physically remove her from question period, so she remained