執政聯邦保守黨堅決維護移民入籍禁戴面紗令﹐誓言兩手準備﹐回應聯邦上訴庭的裁決﹐一面上訴到最高法院﹐一面制訂法案﹐在當選連任100天內重提禁令。 移民部長亞歷山大(Chris Alexander)周三發表簡短聲明﹕「加拿大政府為艾沙克(Zunera Ishaq)案例﹐上訴到加拿大最高法院。」 保守黨說﹐他們要求加拿大最高法院研判﹐應否禁止移民在入籍儀式上戴面紗。 不過﹐保守黨政府沒說﹐它會不會要求法庭暫緩周二裁決﹐不許艾沙克在10月19日聯邦選舉前入籍。 保守黨人康尼(Jason Kenney)說﹕「在那個公開場合﹐人們當眾向同胞宣示自己對國家的忠誠﹐應該坦然﹑公開宣誓﹐不用遮掩臉部。 「廣大加拿大人同意我們的看法﹐所以我們要上訴裁決。」 聯邦上訴庭周二駁回聯邦政府的上訴案﹐此前聯邦法庭裁定﹐禁止移民在參加入籍儀式時戴面紗﹐就是違法。保守黨不服﹐上訴法院裁決。 此案涉及29歲女子艾沙克﹐她是虔誠的穆斯林信徒﹐原居巴基斯坦﹐在2008年移居安省。她拒絕參加入籍宣誓儀式﹐因為她必須摘除面紗﹐展露臉部。 上訴庭3人法官團周二作出裁決﹐容許移民在入籍儀式上戴面紗﹐並說他們希望盡快推進程序﹐以便艾沙克在10月19日聯邦大選投票。 她的律師說﹐他們會在本周盡快聯繫移民部﹐讓她宣誓入籍。 但保守黨競選陣營周三迅速回應﹐多名政黨要員重申反對面紗的立場。 哈珀的魁北克省統帥萊貝爾(Denis Lebel)說﹐要是保守黨連任﹐它會在100天內重提法案﹐禁止移民在公民入籍儀式上戴面紗。 萊貝爾說﹐公民入籍不僅是特權﹐也有附帶責任﹐移民需在宣誓時清晰表明身分。 前移民部長康尼在2011年首次頒布政策指引﹐涉及面紗禁令。他為政府的禁令、上訴決定辯護﹐並說那符合絕大多數國民的意願。 他說﹐他相信﹐絕大多數國民、絕大多數穆斯林加人﹐都相信當眾宣誓對國家的忠誠﹐不應遮遮掩掩或有隱瞞。 自由黨領袖杜魯多(Justin Trudeau)批評保守黨﹐說它在競選期間提出面紗禁令﹐企圖分化選民。他說﹐此事的核心是保護少數族裔權利。 ********************************************************************** 安省司法廳長歓迎上訴庭的否定裁決 "As Attorney General of Ontario, I welcome the Federal Court of Appeal’s dismissal of the federal government's appeal over a ban on face coverings at citizenship ceremonies. A guiding principle of our government is to treat everyone with dignity and respect, and to accommodate diverse identities as outlined under the Charter and the Human Rights Code of Ontario. It is imperative to ensure that this principle applies to all women in our province, regardless of their religious beliefs. That is why the government of Ontario intervened before the federal court of appeal in this case in support of Ms Ishaq's position. Ontario’s position before the Court was that the federal policy in question goes against our deeply held views on equality and tolerance for the religious beliefs of everyone in our society, and it is inconsistent with Canadian values of inclusion and diversity. For the reasons above, if leave to appeal this matter is granted by the Supreme Court of Canada, Ontario will intervene to defend the rights and freedoms we hold dear. Should the federal government seek to obtain a stay of this decision, Ontario would seek to oppose it." |
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