Mohamed

No, we don’t use machines in Canada, nor is there a plan to introduce them.

I had to double check myself, but seems the statement was correct. Elections Canada says that (see Voting Technology section in the link):

Elections Canada does not use automatic ballot-counting machines to count ballots or tabulate results in Canadian federal elections.

There are no plans to introduce Internet voting or ballot-counting technology for federal elections.

At the surface it seems to be, since people are switching from american products to Canadian ones. But, the supply chain is more complex.

Sounds like a bait. I hope Carney doesn’t fall for it.

Not sure where I stand on this issue, but I am leaning towards that it shouldn’t have been removed for being “offensive”.

Anyway, on a slightly related topic, hijab is a pretty complex issue. It is both a symbol of religious freedom, and of religious oppression. In many parts of the world, women are forced to wear it, and in some other parts of the world, women are forbidden from wearing it. Even in places that have more freedom wrt this issue, women might be forced by their families to wear it.