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Aengus Bridgman, Costin Ciobanu, Aaron Erlich

Aengus Bridgman is a PhD candidate in political science at McGill University. Costin Ciobanu is a PhD candidate in political science at McGill University. Aaron Erlich is an assistant professor of political science at McGill University.

Conservative Party slowly learning real cost of promoting culturally divisive policies

Recently, concerns over the growing problem of Islamophobia in Canada led to a push for political leaders to apologize for a controversial niqab ban

Opinion | BY AENGUS BRIDGMAN, COSTIN CIOBANU, AARON ERLICH | June 30, 2021

Former Conservative MP Tim Uppal, left, who was the spokesperson for the niqab ban as the minister of state of multiculturalism in the Harper cabinet, apologized for not pushing back at the time against his party's culturally divisive policies. He was joined by Calgary-Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has refused to do the same, despite being the immigration minister responsible for the policy change. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party slowly learning real cost of promoting culturally divisive policies

Opinion | BY AENGUS BRIDGMAN, COSTIN CIOBANU, AARON ERLICH | June 30, 2021

Recently, concerns over the growing problem of Islamophobia in Canada led to a push for political leaders to apologize for a controversial niqab ban

Conservative Party slowly learning real cost of promoting culturally divisive policies

Opinion | BY AENGUS BRIDGMAN, COSTIN CIOBANU, AARON ERLICH | June 30, 2021

Recently, concerns over the growing problem of Islamophobia in Canada led to a push for political leaders to apologize for a controversial niqab ban

Former Conservative MP Tim Uppal, left, who was the spokesperson for the niqab ban as the minister of state of multiculturalism in the Harper cabinet, apologized for not pushing back at the time against his party's culturally divisive policies. He was joined by Calgary-Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has refused to do the same, despite being the immigration minister responsible for the policy change. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade