An NDP motion to allow keffiyehs to be worn in the Ontario Legislature has failed, after a vote that needed unanimous approval received at least one dissenting vote.

The issue began earlier this week when Ted Arnott, the Speaker in the legislature, made it clear that keffiyehs would not be permitted to be worn within the legislative building. Backlash from many provincial politicians followed, including the Premier and the leaders of both the Liberal and New Democratic parties.