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Great White North
British Columbia Taxi law passed- Muslim drivers refused to pick up the disabled
2008-02-16
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h/t FaithFreedom.org
The new taxi bill of rights for Metro Vancouver introduced earlier this week could pit the rights people who rely on guide dogs against the rights of drivers whose religious beliefs prohibit them from contact with the animals, a Muslim leader said.

Among the provisions listed in the taxi bill of rights announced on Wednesday by Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon are the right for passengers to travel with a guide dog and a new enhanced trip refusal regulation that could see drivers fined $288.

That combination could mean problems for some Muslim drivers who believe it's against their religion to come into contact with dogs, said Aziz Khaki, the vice-chair of the Muslim Canadian Federations. "It's a clear, clear case of discrimination and insensitivity on behalf of the authorities to try to punish the person without understanding the person's own belief," Khaki told CBC News on Thursday.
boo hoo
Posted by:Icerigger

#8  I think it's very cruel.




To the dogs.
Have you ever been in a cab with a muzzie driver?
Pew!
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2008-02-16 18:30  

#7  Mark Twain commented about the numerous dogs of Istanbul, back when it was the capitol of the Caliphate...
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-02-16 14:35  

#6  The cabbies are supposed to drive the car, not have contact with sodomize the passenger's pet. Does the koran have a >10 foot rule about dogs, or do the dogs have restraining orders against muslims?
Posted by: Vanc   2008-02-16 14:32  

#5  Next they'll want the right to check all passanger luggage for susspected Ham sandwitches
(A big NO NO for devout Moslems)
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2008-02-16 13:48  

#4  Solutions: allow Muslims to drive taxis in Muslim majority countries. That pleases Allan.
Posted by: McZoid   2008-02-16 13:43  

#3  And the law makes it illegal for me to express my Norse pagan urge to burn down every mosque within driving distance. So, you know, we all have to compromise.
Posted by: Excalibur   2008-02-16 13:37  

#2  How about coverting Guide dogs to Guide pigs ??
Posted by: Slong De Long   2008-02-16 11:30  

#1  I'd suggest avoiding muslim cabdriver/canine interaction as well. The dog will come away unclean
Posted by: Frank G   2008-02-16 11:27  

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