Sarah Jama put on a keffiyeh as question period started today, in defiance of the ban, and was asked to leave
MPP Sarah Jama speaks to press after being asked by the Speaker of the House Ted Arnott to leave the Ontario legislature during question period in Toronto on May 6.The Speaker of Ontario’s legislature says politicians, staff and visitors will be allowed to enter the building while wearing a keffiyeh, but he is upholding his ban on the scarf inside the legislative chamber.
Members of the NDP caucus, Joel Harden and Kristyn Wong-Tam, also put on scarves and left in solidarity with Jama.
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