In my view, the Canada Elections Act should state very clearly that in addition to having one's name on the voter registration list, one must be able to present some identification in order to exercise one's right to vote. Quite clearly, the identification issue currently being discussed has nothing to do with religion. I maintain that at this point in time, the federal Chief Electoral Officer should invoke section 17 of the Canada Elections Act which allows him, much like Quebec's Chief Electoral Officer, to require veiled women to uncover their face in order to exercise their right to vote.
On September 13th, 2007. See this statement in context.