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Miller's comments came during discussions about the latest niqab controversy. Tory legislation from 2011 required all would-be Canadian citizens taking the oath to show their faces while swearing their allegiance to Queen and country.One Muslim woman who wears the face-covering niqab challenged that piece of legislation in the courts and won—an outcome that apparently left Miller dumbfounded."It just baffles me," says Miller on the broadcast before blaming our "justice people" for the blunder. "[T]hat isn't right and you know like frankly, if you, if you're not willing to show your face in a um, the ceremony, that you're joining the best country in the world."Miller goes on to say that he believes most Canadians would agree with his analysis of the court ruling: "that's maybe saying it a little harshly, but it's the way I feel. I'm so sick and tired of, of people wanting to come here because they know it's a good country and then they want to change things before they even really officially become a Canadian."Though brazen and confident on the airwaves, in a statement provided to VICE Canada this morning by Miller's assistant, the Owen Sound MP apologized for his behavior on the radio show."Yesterday I made comments on a radio show that I recognize were inappropriate," he said, while refusing to retract his overall stance on the niqab debate. "I stand by my view that anyone being sworn in as a new citizen of our country must uncover their face. However, I apologize for and retract my comments that went beyond this."
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