The kirpan decision isn't welcome in Quebec

The kirpan decision isn't welcome in Quebec
LYSIANE GAGNON
The Supreme Court of Canada decision allowing Montrealer
Gurbaj Singh Multani to attend school with a kirpan
(a ceremonial dagger that orthodox Sikhs consider part of
their religion) raised a storm in Quebec -- and for good
reason.
In a country where little old ladies cannot board an airplane
with a small pair of manicure scissors, being allowed to
bring a dagger into school seems, to say the least, illogical.
Of course, there is little chance that young Multani or
other religious Sikhs would use their kirpan as a weapon,
but their daggers could be stolen by other students.
The Supreme Court, following a lower court's earlier
judgment, dealt with the argument about security by
micromanaging the issue:
The kirpan should be put in an envelope sewn into the
student's clothes.
In any case, this is beside the point. Little old ladies'
manicure scissors pose no risk either, especially when
they are in a cosmetic bag placed in a suitcase that is
itself stored in an overhead baggage compartment.
The point is that in Canada, there are laws and regulations
preventing the carrying of weapons and possibly
offensive objects in airplanes and schools, and these
laws should be respected by all.
There is a reasonable limit to the extent that Canada
should accommodate religious rights.
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