MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment that is banned at Queen’s Park.
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Speaker Ted Arnott prohibited the black-and-white scarves, which he contended flout the rules against any clothing that makes "an overt political statement."
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The ban is part of an ever more sweeping and draconian ruling class crackdown on any opposition to its support for the Israeli genocide of the Gaza Palestinians.