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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Meh, their loss. If the Nijab debate is such a big controversy over there and is the deciding factor in them not wanting to come to Canada, then all the power to them. Global implications? If the Nijab is Canada's biggest discussion of controversy overseas, our country is in pretty decent shape.
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I definitely see your point, I think for me it was more about a broader idea that for the first time Canada was seen as not the welcoming place that is usually described. I think they were asking genuinely, and we had some great dialogue about it as well. It is hard to describe the feeling I had from the conversation... I didn't mean "global implications" meant that they would stop trading or something big. Just more that the issue is being heard and felt beyond our yard, and it was the first time I had heard anything other than "Canada is wonderful" in five years.