The Veils of Politics

The Sun editorial today regarding the chief electoral officer of the land, Marc Mayrand, is spot on.

Like it or not, Mayrand has been reading the law regarding how voters may identify themselves exactly, strictly and accurately as it is written.

Now, you and I may not be happy with men or women voting in Canadian elections from behind masks, veils, sheets, scarves or any other concealing device. I am not happy with this allowance.

But there is clear remedy for this: Either change the law by an act of parliament such that faces must be shown, or, respecting the religious choices of some, provide female adjudicators to whom veiled voters may reveal themselves to be who they claim they are.

The Prime Minister and others should be quiet until they know what the law is.