Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Argumentative Analysis

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has received criticism lately due to comments and actions by his Conservative government regarding the limiting of the liberties of a Muslim woman who wants to be able to wear her religious face covering during her citizenship ceremony, an act by the government that I consider to go against our constitutional right to freedom of religion. Prime Minister Harper was quoted in the Globe & Mail (18 September 2015, web) as saying “When you join the Canadian family in a public citizenship ceremony it is essential that that is a time when you reveal yourselves to Canadians and that is something widely supported by Canadians.” This comment goes against the Canadian value of liberty, a utilitarian viewpoint by limiting

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