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Originally Posted by Bunk
^ I don't think he was explicitly expressing any support (or not) for wearing of the Niqab. He was commenting on how the conservatives are using the issue to drive a wedge, which is damaging, cynical and a waste of time.
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It's totally a wedge issue that (should be) largely irrelevant to this election campaign. If that's true then the Herald article is misrepresenting what he was getting at.
Interestingly enough though, by commenting on it he is giving the niqab issue an even higher profile.