By Canadian Press

Dress code at B.C. legislature, women make short-sleeve fashion statement

Mar 28, 2019 | 1:11 PM

VICTORIA — A dress code debate at British Columbia’s legislature has prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in protest.

Acting sergeant-at-arms Randy Ennis says members of his office’s staff have been enforcing a decades-old rule about proper attire at the legislature.

Several members of the New Democrat government’s staff say they’ve been approached by sergeant-at-arms staff recently and told it’s against the rules to wear short-sleeved attire in the legislature and were told to cover up.

In protest, at least seven female journalists wore short-sleeved attire today.

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Ennis says he will meet with the legislature’s clerk to discuss the issue and determine if a dress code update is required.

The office of the sergeant-at-arms recently circulated a media conduct brochure that says men must wear shirts and ties but makes no mention of a dress code for women.

The Canadian Press