TORONTO – A few Ontario government members have voted again today to uphold a ban on keffiyehs in the legislature, prompting some people watching question period from the public galleries to put on the scarves.
Legislative security ejected the protesters, who were shouting, “free free Palestine.”
The Speaker of the legislature has ruled that people in the chamber as well as in the building cannot wear keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement.
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Protesters kicked out of the Ontario Legislative Building and trespassed from Queen’s Park for defying the recent keffiyeh ban.#cdnpoli #Toronto #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #ProtestMania pic.twitter.com/bAcwfdp603
— Caryma Sa'd – Lawyer + Political Satirist (@CarymaRules) April 23, 2024
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