Associate counsel Lorne Waldman successfully represented Zunera Ishaq in the Federal Court of Appeal. Ishaq refused to remove her face covering at citizenship ceremony for religious reasons. The Federal Court agreed with her and ordered the government to change its policy banning face coverings. The government appealed this decision. The Federal Court of appeal dismissed the appeal a day after the hearing in order to enable Ushaq to be sworn in quickly so she can participate in Canada’s October 16, 2015 national election.
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