Niqabs of Canada Tumblr site stirs conversation online

An anonymous individual has taken to the web tocreatea Tumblr page called Niqabs of/du Canada.

The Tumblr page pokes fun at the politicizingof the religious garmentduring the election campaign by displaying photos ofCanadians covering up their faces for not-so-religious reasons usually because it's bitterlycold.

Below are a few photos tweeted from the Tumblr page.

The niqab has been the subject of fierce debateduring thefederal election.

The garmentdominated Google searches during the French-language debate, and the Bloc Qubcois released acontroversial adfeaturing an oil spill morphing into a niqab.Conservative LeaderStephen Harper told theCBC's Rosemary Barton that his government would consider banning public servants from wearing them on the job.

"That's a matterwe're going to examine," Harper said to Barton."Quebec, as you know, has legislationon this. We're looking at that legislation. But as I say, we're a society of openness and of equality and this is what we want to promote."

Liberal LeaderJustin Trudeau and NDP Leader TomMulcair have accused Harper of using the niqab as a wedge issue during the campaign.

"I think it's obvious that he's playing very reckless and dangerous games, pitting Canadians against one another for a narrow political goal," Trudeau said on Wednesday

Mulcair was questioned repeatedly by host Guy A. Lepage about his stand on the niqab issueduring an appearance on Radio-Canada'sTout le monde en parle.

"In Scrabble, the niqab is a word that's worth 14 points, and that's about as many points as you've lost in the polls over it," Lepage ribbed the NDPleader on Sunday evening.

Mulcair answered with the message he's stuck to for the last two weeks: while he is uncomfortable with the veil personally, in a society with the rule of law, the courts must be respected.

Some people onlinemade their own photos