The United Church of Canada wants “clear reassurance” that Prime minister Stephen Harper does not intend to criminalize Canadians critical of Israel. The post Harper must clarify ‘zero tolerance’ for Israel boycotters: Church appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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The Canadian Progressive: Harper’s effort to criminalize legitimate Canadian criticism of Israel is diabolical
Canadians have a moral obligation to revolt against Stephen Harper’s efforts to criminalize both legitimate criticism of Israel and support for Palestinians. The post Harper’s effort to criminalize legitimate Canadian criticism of Israel is diabolical appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Anti-Abortion, Anti-Gay Crusader Bill Whatcott Flees Canada
Bill Whatcott, a highly controversial anti-abortion and anti-gay crusader, flees Canada, seeks refuge in the Philippines. The post Anti-Abortion, Anti-Gay Crusader Bill Whatcott Flees Canada appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley’s Disastrous Freedom Tour
Well it was always going to be a freak show. Ezra Levant and Brian Lilley, the two Con clowns from Sun TV, on a so-called Free Speech Tour.Spewing bigotry out of every orifice, and asking their faithful followers suckers to pay for the privilege of watching them live and in
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Open Letter to Canadian MPs: Vote Against Conservatives’ Bill C-13
Over 30 individuals and organizations concerned with women’s equality online call on Canadian MPs to vote against the Conservatives’ Bill C-13, the deceptively named “Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act”. The post Open Letter to Canadian MPs: Vote Against Conservatives’ Bill C-13 appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingdrive-by planet: "Anti-Semitic" troll on Common Dreams site turns out to be Jewish Harvard grad
The progressive news website Common Dreams offers stellar content on a regular basis. It has been fearless and honest in its coverage of Israel and in so doing has attracted negative attention, including simulated anti-Semitic commentary. In a recent published report the site notes that such anti-Semitic posts “have been
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Criminal Complaint Filed Against Ron Banerjee
…for acting up at Ford Fest. Don’t have details as yet, other than its been filed with 41 Division, but it is more than a rumour. Will update when I hear more.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Section 13 Is Officially Dead…
Long Live Section 13. But during its death spiral the whole notion of having a hate speech provision in the Canadian Human Rights Act was judged perfectly constitutional. And with a LPC government in power, S13 or something similar could be reinserted without having to sweat the constitutional issues. It would
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Free Dominion Is BACK!!! Sort of…
They’ve gone read-only, for the time being. Meanwhile, it worth nothing the occasion that brought them out. A federal appeals court has put the final nail in the coffin of Mark Lemire’s constitutional appeal of section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (the hate speech provision). You can read
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Hate Speech in C-13
Indeed, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act does contain several “tweeks” to Canada’s hate speech laws. (4) In this section, “identifiable group” means any section of the public distinguished by colour, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, or mental or physical disability. To me the only noticable
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Tory Appointees Move To Muscle Bill C-304 Through Senate
The link is to Marc Lemire’s site (one-time leader of the white supremacist Heritage Front), so you may not want to click though, but what he’s saying sounds right: the Senate Tories are no longer allowing their Liberal counter-parts to adjourn debate on Bill C-304. By the end of the
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Multi-Racial Cheerios Commercial Provokes Barrage of Racist Comments
This multi-racial Cheerios commercial has provoked a barrage of racist comments on YouTube, Reddit, Facebook and other social media. Some of the bigots said the commercial was so “disgusting” it made them “want to vomit”, made “references to Nazis, ‘troglodytes’ and ‘racial genocide’.” The post Multi-Racial Cheerios Commercial Provokes Barrage
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Freelance Filmmaker Christoper Di Armani Wins The Internet
You can no more outlaw “hate” than you can outlaw murder, rape, theft or lying politicians. Pride of the speechys, this guy.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Your Daily Nazi: Help Save Canada’s Hate Speech Law!
If you missed reading through one the links in my last post, the Harper Tories are trying to force Bill C-304 (which would repeal the hate-speech provision in the Canadian Human Rights Act) through the Senate before their late June convention so they can toss some red meat to the
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: FreeD Makes The Big Leagues: Norton Software Dubs It A "Hate" Site
So I was checking out the wifi at my new place by downloading a few software updates and got something from Norton that I didn’t want (and have since uninstalled). I find out about it when I cruise over to FreeD to wallow in teh crazy and see this (looks better when
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ezra Facing 2nd Hate Speech Charge?
Dawg has the details. But, as to the reason given by the AG’s rep for NOT going forward the first time, that he “was afraid Levant would make a big noise about [the charges]”, I frankly think not. That’s because, for one thing, Ezra’s career is on the line. Nobody
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ezra Off Hook For Hate Speech Charge?
Dr Dawg, and Haroon Siddiqui in the piece Dawg references, think that the Ontario Attorney General, John Gerretson, will not file hate speech charges against Ezra Levant for his anti-Roma screed of six months ago. However, the following except from a missive by Gina Csanyi-Robah of the Toronto Roma Community Centre, re her meeting
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Fatal Weakness of the United States Constitution Bill of Rights
Americans love their Constitution and beloved Bill of Rights. However it has one fatal weakness in that it’s provisions are unrestricted without the requirement that such rights as freedom of assembly and speech and the right to bear arms be exercised responsibly. This leads to the inability to restrict hate
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Fatal Weakness of the United States Constitution Bill of Rights
Americans love their Constitution and beloved Bill of Rights. However it has one fatal weakness in that it’s provisions are unrestricted without the requirement that such rights as freedom of assembly and speech and the right to bear arms be exercised …
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Fatal Weakness of the United States Constitution Bill of Rights
Americans love their Constitution and beloved Bill of Rights. However it has one fatal weakness in that it’s provisions are unrestricted without the requirement that such rights as freedom of assembly and speech and the right to bear arms be exercised responsibly. This leads to the inability to restrict hate
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