I can see it being a point of vulnerability on a female officer as it looks like something that can be used against them in any violent encounters

Aside from that I don't see what the problem is

Comes down to an issue of established trust, IMO.

We trust police officers because we rust the state. We can identify police officers by their uniform. Hence, we "trust the uniform". If there is a deviation in the uniform of a police officer, we may be less likely to follow their instructions as we doubt their authenticity.

I think a turban isn't a big deal. You still see the good ol' "blue" uniform that readily identifies a person as an officer of the law.

A burqa? Not so much.

i didn't read the article but i assume op hasn't mistaken burqa for hijab

i'd have no issues with this stopping me on the road

I would if they are writing me a ticket.

Yeah, I was just making a blanket statement on the topic. I think that as long as it does not obscure a good portion of the uniform it's okay. But I suppose that requires some psychological testing, limited field testing, and just sort of feeling out what kind of things fall under uniform code and what don't.

I think this is one of those questions that also deals with what "religious freedom" means.

Religious freedom means that you can practice whatever religion you want without being persecuted under the law. It does not mean that other enterprises need to change the way they operate in order to accommodate your religion. If the police determine that these types of head wear are outside of the uniform code, I don't think the police would be in the wrong to mandate adherence to the dress code. You have a right to apply to be an officer, and nobody is discriminating against your ability to apply to be or become an officer. But with the privilege of employment comes certain responsibilities, and if those violate your religious beliefs it is YOUR problem, not the company's.

It's not right wing to say that Quebec is a pretty poor province.

I never said it was. I tend to agree.

As long as it had her phone number somewhere it would be worth the cost.

So watches, underwear and socks are out of the question.

idk man. tickets these days are outrageous.
My friend got hit for 850 the other day.