Mr. Kenny’s arbitrary guidelines
As part of a new bill enhancing the powers of the immigration minister, Jason Kenney has revealed new guidelines he would apply to deny entry to foreign nationals. Currently, visitors…
hate speech
Ezra Levant…My Part In His Downfall
Well,it finally happened: On Thursday October 11, 2012, Toronto’s Roma Community Centre officially reported a hate crime to the Toronto Police Services and an investigation is now underway. This was…
Arthur Topham Update
The latest update on the saga of Arthur Topham can be found here. For those unfamiliar with his story, a hate speech complaint (criminal code section 319) was recently filed…
Update On Levant’s Roma Rant
It has now drawn a complaint to the Alberta law society: Roma Community Centre (RCC) of Toronto, Ontario, wishes to file a complaint with Alberta Law Society (ALS) against Ezra…
Criminal Hate Speech Complaint To Be Filed Against Ezra, Sun News?
When Deboaned noted in my comments section that police were “taking an interest” in Levant’s anti-Roma screed, I didn’t think much of it. But now I am informed by usually…
Audio From The Clip That Got Ezra Levant Censored By Sun TV
…can be found here (warning: it may meet the legal def of hate speech). Meanwhile, no word about what Fox News North plans to do about The Ez’s latest transgression.…
An Un-Canadian Insult: Pauline Marois Portrayed As Hitler On Facebook
This is hate speech par excellence! A Facebook Page, Montreal Official, portrays incoming Quebec premier Pauline Marois as Adolph Hitler, and as asks: “How long will it take her to…
Who’s censoring Ezra now? Has Sun News Network seen the light?
A screen shot of the blank spot on Ezra Levant’s website: no link, the plug pulled, presumably by Sun News Network. Below: Mr. Levant in full rhetorical flight. Where is…
Ezra Levant In More Hate Speech Trouble
Gina Csanyi-Robah of the Roma Community Center writes: As a result of Levant’s hate speech targeting our community, the RCC has been in contact with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation…
Oh Dear Meir Weinstein!
First substantive story of out today’s Al-Quds Day T.O. event: A verbal spat between a man and a woman resulted in her asking him: “Would you like to kill all…
Free Speech, Hate Speech, and Chick-Fil-A
In honour of Pride Week here in Vancouver, I can think of no better time to wade into the growing Chick-fil-A row currently ruffling the feathers of our southern neighbours.…
Hypocrisy on Free Speech and “Protecting Freedom.”
On June 6th (the same night that the trans human rights Bill C-279 advanced to committee) Conservative MP for Westlock – St. Paul, Brian Storseth’s Private Member’s Bill C-304, An…
Conservatives Opening A Door To The Spreading of Hatred In Canada
Bill C-304: Hate Speech Clause’s Repeal Gives White Supremacists Rare Moment Of Glee White Supremacists might be happy about this, but the purpose of removing this clause was to allow…
Arthur Topham Update
From Doug Christie’s newsletter. Updated from here. 319(2) is, of course, one of the Criminal Code hate speech provisions.
What Will Replace Section 13 Of The Canadian Human Rights Act
Rob Nicholson responds to my email. Comments below: Correspondence from the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Thank you for your correspondence concerning the Government’s proposed amendments to…
Thoughts On The Bill Whatcott Supreme Court Case
Bill Whatcott, Canada’s most hysterical anti-gay activist, has headed to the Supreme Court of Canada. I’ve talked a lot about Whatcott in the past, but here’s a quick recap: He…
Hate Speech on Trial in Canada
If you lived in certain parts of Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto over the past decade, there’s a chance you’ve encountered or at least heard about flyers distributed by Bill Whatcott.…
Supreme Court of Canada to help clarify what constitutes hate speech
The Supreme Court of Canada is being asked to draw the line between what constitutes free speech and what crosses the faint line into hate mongering. The case against William…
FreeD Proves Useful: New Hate Speech Provisions Clarified
The veritable "penny in the poop"--a genuine contribution to political discourse from Free Dominion. Because Rob Nicholson will tell the wing-nuts there what he won't tell us normal folk. Not…