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Ontario legislator defies order to remove keffiyeh at Queen's Park

Sarah Jama, who sits as an independent for Hamilton-Centre after being booted from the NDP caucus last year, wore a keffiyeh draped over her shoulders during question period.

Published Apr 26, 2024 at 1:25pm

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Ontario legislator defies order to remove keffiyeh at Queen's Park
Independent Member of Provincial Parliament Sarah Jama speaks with members of the press at Queen's Park while she wears a keffiyeh, a traditional utilitarian scarf worn across the Arabic-speaking world which also holds political significance for Palestinian people, in Toronto, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Liam Casey/The Canadian Press)

An Ontario legislator refused to take off her keffiyeh at Queen's Park on Thursday, prompting an order for her removal from the legislative chamber and her subsequent refusal to budge.

Sarah Jama, who sits as an independent for Hamilton-Centre after being booted from the NDP caucus last year, wore a keffiyeh draped over her shoulders during question period.

It was the second time this week Jama wore the scarf inside the legislature and she said she will continue to wear it.

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