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Originally Posted by Acajack
I think it's probably a mistake to view the Liberal and NDP support for the niqab in isolation and to think it's primarily about the Muslim vote. These parties would support the Sikh turban and kirpan or some other religious symbolism as well if it was being debated.
So it's not about the niqab or the kirpan, but about the broader concept of tolerance for diversity. This is a huge part of the bread and butter of these two parties.
It's still electoralist of course: the target audience is still fast-growing immigrant communities who tend to be fairly religious and traditional ("we may not be crazy about the Muslims, but if they leave them alone they'll leave us alone too"), and also that constituency of Canadians who are not of immigrant origins but who subscribe to contemporary globalist principles.
It's a winning proposition. Especially for the Liberals.
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I think this is true, especially since Muslims themselves have no unified view on the issue.