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In blunt remarks to an Oldies radio station in Ontario’s cottage country Monday, Conservative MP Larry Miller told prospective Canadians wanting to wear a niqab at their citizenship ceremony to “stay the hell where you came from.”

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In a conversation with a caller to CFOS in Owen Sound, Ont., Mr. Miller said he was baffled by a court’s decision to strike down the Harper government’s ban on wearing face coverings during citizenship ceremonies.

“I’m so sick and tired 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,” said Mr. Miller, the MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound.

“Like, frankly, if you’re not willing to show your face in a ceremony that you’re joining the best country …. if you don’t like that or don’t want to do that, stay the hell where you came from.”

“I think most Canadians feel the same,” he said. “That’s maybe saying it a little harshly, but it’s the way I feel.”