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Sarcastic Twitter users report 'barbaric cultural practices' to Conservatives | CTV News

3.10.15

Sarcastic Twitter users report 'barbaric cultural practices' to Conservatives | CTV News: Conservative candidate Kellie Leitch then spoke about a possible RCMP tip line for citizens to report "barbaric cultural practices in Canada."

And Jason Kenney, the Conservatives' current defence minister, used similar language the same morning in speaking about the face-covering niqab. "This practice of face covering reflects a misogynistic view of women which is grounded in medieval tribal culture," he said.

Spurred by all this talk of barbarians and medieval culture, Twitter exploded with so-called "reports" under the hashtag #BarbaricCulturalPractices.


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