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Jason Kenney, MLA PC (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian politician, current leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta and was the last leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. He was elected the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Lougheed in a by-election held on December 14, 2017.

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I have said explicitly from day one when I announced this policy in, I believe, November of 2011, that I and our government oppose the idea of banning the wearing of the niqab in public.

Believe, Explicitly, I Believe, Idea, November, Wearing

Sometimes there are no good choices for government.

Choices, Good, Government, Sometimes

You ought not to accept the claim that this is a religious practice. I think that's, frankly, problematic for Islam, for well-intentioned Liberals like you to say that this is a religious practice when the overwhelming consensus of Islamic scholars around the world, and the overwhelming majority of Canadian Muslims, believe this has absolutely - that the niqab as face covering, that this symbol of misogyny has nothing to do with Islam.

Believe, Consensus, Islam, Islamic, Religious, Scholars

The public citizenship oath done in a court in front of a judge and one's fellow citizens should be done publicly.

Citizenship, Court, Done, Judging, Public, Publicly

Rural Alberta is a lot less homogeneous than it used to be, partly because of my immigration policies.

Alberta, Immigration, Partly, Used

There's not a word in the Quran or the Hadith that requires that women cover their faces. To the contrary, the only requirement is that they uncover their faces when they're doing the haj.

Cover, Faces, Haj, Quran, Uncover, Women

I think very few people in Canada are seeking - to regulate any public expressions of individuals' religions.

Individuals, People, Public, Religions, Thinking

For members who have only ever been in government, the negativity and aggressiveness of the opposition is easy to caricature.

Caricature, Easy, Government, Negativity, Opposition

My response to my friend Naheed Nenshi was simply to say that some of the hyperbolic language that's being used to critique this sensible reinforcement of the public nature of the citizenship oath is, I think, unhelpful, and is actually inflaming the situation.

Citizenship, Hyperbolic, Language, Oath, Situation, Thinking

Each year, members of Canada’s Ukrainian community, Parliamentarians and others commemorate the Holodomor at gatherings across the country. In doing so, we honour the memory of those who perished and the legacy of those who survived, including many who found refuge in Canada. It is by remembering the tragedies and atrocities of the past that we can equip ourselves to prevent them from happening again. That is why this national tour, which will reach Canadians of all ages and backgrounds, is an important initiative

Backgrounds, Canadians, Country, Memories, Past

Many, many times I would shake my head in dismay at the goings-on in the House of Commons, but that never caused me to lose my fundamental faith in the values of our parliamentary institutions.

Commons, Dismay, Fundamental, Fundamentals, House, Lose

Sometimes the government has to answer questions with ambiguous language.

Ambiguous, Answers, Government, Language, Questions

I do believe there is absolutely space for legitimate debate in a liberal democracy about immigration selection, screening and integration.

Believe, Democracy, Liberal, Space

Finally, as I've said, this is - why are you talking about Jewish women's wigs and people wearing turbans? That has nothing whatsoever to do with niqab.

Jewish, People, Said, Wearing, Whatsoever, Wigs