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pampango

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Fri Oct 2, 2015, 03:33 PM Oct 2015

GOP will take note: Conservatives gets late boost in Canadian election using fear of Muslims

Veil debate becomes big issue in Canada election, putting Conservatives into lead

One woman’s insistence on her right to conceal her face has become a central issue, dividing voters and giving the Conservatives a late boost

But for 35 million Canadians, this woman’s stubborn insistence on her right to conceal her face has become a central issue in the ongoing election campaign, giving a late boost to a Conservative government that had previously seemed doomed to defeat. After announcing this month that it would go to the supreme court of Canada to appeal its second defeat, the Conservatives moved from third to first place in polls tracking opinion prior to the October election.

The Conservatives know, majority public opinion sharply disagrees. “It’s a huge issue,” said pollster Frank Graves of EKOS Research Associates. “It’s sorting the electorate right now. It has really invigorated the Conservatives and moved them into a clear lead.”

Equally significant, according to Graves, was the advantage the incumbents gained by their refusal to increase Canada’s intake of Syrian refugees in response to the current crisis – even after the death on a Greek beach of three-year old Alan Kurdi, whose family was hoping to find safe haven in Canada.

The ruling party’s nativist turn has left opposition leaders and progressive citizens gasping with indignation.Canadians should see right through this as a way to distract from the real issues that affect people’s day to day life,” said Amira Elghawaby of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. “We’re talking about the economy, we’re talking about the climate, the future for everyone. Whether a woman wants to cover her face for the two minutes it takes to swear her oath is not an issue that should be front and centre in an election.”

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/01/zunera-ishaq-veil-canada-election-conservatives

A conservative party using "a distraction from the real issues that affect people's day to day life" to "move into a clear lead" in an election in which the Conservative party had "seemed doomed to defeat".

Of course, Trump and other republicans have already said that they would accept no Syrian refugees so they don't need the advice from Canadian conservatives on this. But the GOP will quickly realize that fear of Muslims combined with the unpopularity of allowing the hijab may rescue them from an election in 2016 in which they were "doomed to defeat".
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GOP will take note: Conservatives gets late boost in Canadian election using fear of Muslims (Original Post) pampango Oct 2015 OP
Conservatives the world over use fear as a campaign strategy. octoberlib Oct 2015 #1

octoberlib

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1. Conservatives the world over use fear as a campaign strategy.
Fri Oct 2, 2015, 03:38 PM
Oct 2015

Cameron used fear of Scotland taking over the UK to win his campaign. Fear and hate.

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