Local officials of a tiny Quebec town called Herouxville have drafted a code of conduct for immigrants that critics are calling xenophobic. The code includes rules such as women should be able to show their faces in public, drive cars and write checks. The code also states that killing women in public beatings or burning them alive is prohibited.

There are about 1,300 people living in the community, most of them white, French-speaking and Catholic. According to Town Councilor Andre Drouin, about 2,000 e-mails were sent in support of the code.

Drouin told CTV News, "We just published a small document saying who we are and what's our standard."

He said that it's not that immigrants aren't welcome in the community, but that the community wants anyone who decides to move there to fit in.

Some Muslim leaders have said the code reveals a racist mentality.

"Racism is coming out of the woodwork now, and it's not being obscure or subtle, said Salaam Elmenyawl of the Muslim Council of Montreal.