Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Canadian PM faces Twitter backlash over ‘anti-woman’ niqab

By Reuters — March 12, 2015
VANCOUVER (Reuters) "I'm thinking of wearing white shoes before May 24. Is that still considered tacky," asked Toronto Twitter user Sarah Dearing

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vows to appeal face veil ruling

By Ron Csillag — February 19, 2015
TORONTO (RNS) "I believe, and I think most Canadians believe, that it is offensive that someone would hide their identity at the very moment where they are committing to join the Canadian family," said Stephen Harper.

For Ismaili Muslims, a Toronto milestone

By Ron Csillag — September 16, 2014
TORONTO (RNS) When the Aga Khan set out more than a decade ago to build a landmark museum to house his family's collection of Islamic art, he wanted to locate it in London. When those plans fell through, he chose Toronto.

Muslim group sues Canadian prime minister for defamation

By Omar Sacirbey — May 29, 2014
(RNS) The row began when the prime minister's spokesman said, “We will not take seriously criticism from an organization with documented ties to a terrorist organization.”
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