But only if they're Muslim women and can provide ID. However, they don't have to take off their masks.
Muslim women wearing niqabs or burkas covering their faces won't have to remove them to vote in three federal byelections in Quebec on Sept. 17.
An Elections Canada spokesman says the women won't have to show their faces to vote. Spokesman John Enright said Thursday women wearing niqabs or burkas can bring a piece of identification with a photo or another document proving their identity when they vote.
However, Enright says in cases where women wearing niqabs or burkas don't have any documents, they would have to show their faces to allow their identity to be confirmed. In last winter's Quebec election, the province's chief election officer said Muslim women wearing niqabs or burkas had to show their faces to vote.
The Sept. 17 byelections are in the Montreal riding of Outremont, the rural riding of St-Hyacinthe-Bagot and the Roberval-Lac-St-Jean riding north of Quebec City. |