The Muslim Canadian Congress consider burka a security risk as mentioned in the statement:

not only is the wearing of a face-mask a security hazard and has led to a number of bank heists in Canada and overseas, the burka or niqab are political symbols of Saudi inspired Islamic extremism.

The Muslim Canadian Congress further states:

if there is any doubt about the religiosity of the burka, one should take a look at the holiest place for Muslims the grand mosque in Mecca. For over 1,400 years, Muslim men and women have prayed in what we believe is the House of God, and for all these centuries, female visitors have been explicitly prohibited from covering their faces.

The communication director of MCC , Farzana Hassan said

Islamists are defending the burka as if it was the central pillar of Islam. They consider Muslim women who do not cover their heads and faces–the vast majority — as sinners or lesser Muslims. It is of utmost impritance that the Canadian government take the lead and end this medieval misogynist practice once and for all.

First of all I would thank Muslim Canadian Congress for bringing up this important issue bringing to the Canadian government as it will not only resolve any issues and problems which the Muslims are facing in Canada but also will allow MCC to label themselves as liberal Muslims.

MCC has mentioned the praying of Muslim women in Grand Masjid without covering the the face. Just a reminder that Muslim men also don’t wear any sown clothes during the Hajj period as well. Those conditions are only for a specific period of time and to perform Hajj. I think that using those particular conditions should not be quoted for a general situation.

It is true that covering of Muslim women’s face has nothing to do with Islam and it is totally part of some cultural traditions.  Islam does provide dress code for men and women and as long they both follow the dress guidelines, there is no question of sin or being lesser Muslims.

It would have been more convincing if MCC could provide the statistical details to back their point that burka is security hazard. Can MCC quote how many such incidents occurred in Canada during the last 10 years?

Using a general terminology of Islamists trying to turn the clock backward is also insulting to majority of the Canadian Muslims.  My observation in Canada is that less than 1% of the all Muslim women wear burka or niqab. Honestly I hardly see any women on streets of Canadian cities walking with niqab or burka.  There are other greater issues which Muslims as well as other Canadians are facing these days of economical recession. However, MCC found this issue to be the utmost importance that it asks Canadian government to pass legislature to ban the use of burka or niqab.  By taking such extremist stand on burka or niqab, MCC is standing side by side with other Islamist extremists.