Canada Holocaust-Denier Ruling Hailed (will be deported)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/25/05 | Beth Duff-Brown - AP

[NormsRevenge]

Ernst Zundel speaks to reporters during a recess in his detention review with the Immigration and Refugee Board in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in this March 31, 2003 file photo. Jewish activists Friday Feb. 25, 2005 hailed a court ruling that allows Canada to deport German Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel to face prosecution at home. Zundel, author of 'The Hitler We Loved and Why,' has been held in a Toronto jail for two years while authorities determined whether he posed a security risk to Canadian society. (AP Photo/CP, Aaron Harris/ File)

[GeronL]

Not a lot of Holocaust deniers around these days... there are millions who deny the holocausts of Stalin, Lennin, Mao, Pol Pot, North Korea et al.

But then they're still running the history departments.

[dighton]

Zundel, author of "The Hitler We Loved and Why" ...

Life overtakes art.

[martian_22]

If only they would go after islamofascists with the same zeal.
Truth stands alone. Lies need the force of law. Why does this formula not seem to fit here.

[opinionator]

Future Deportations?

• Global Warming deniers
• Evolution deniers

[fish hawk]

I hear that he was recently offered teaching jobs at Colorado University and the University of Hawaii. (joke)

[sourcery]

The Holocaust clearly was a real event. It clearly involved the murder of millions of innocent people (most of whom were Jewish, although that's completely irrelevant.) And the Holocaust was clearly one of the most evil deeds ever perpetrated by any society, political movement or government.

Nevertheless, one person's right to proclaim the evils of the Holocaust depends utterly upon the equal and reciprocal right of people such as Mr. Zundel to deny the Holocaust, in whole or in part. In fact, the same is true of every right of every individual. If we let any person's rights suffer unjustified violation, we endanger everyone's rights--and far more so than whatever danger may be involved in letting evil (or at least severely misguided) people such as Zundel have their say. The reason that's so is because rights are intrinsically a function of the principle of reciprocity.

Or as Jesus said, "Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you." So, when the goon squads come to arrest you for your unpopular views/statements, O you smug, self-righteous Canadians, to what principle will you appeal?

[ikka]

When they start deporting imams, let me know. Canada is sucha nation of PC suck-ups.

[Arkinsaw]

He should have no problem, he can just pretend he wasn't deported.

[staytrue]

Freedom of speech was meant to defend unpopular speech. If a speech is popular, it does not need defending.

I don't like this guys views, but I think he should be allowed to say it.

[sourcery]

If a speech is popular, it does not need defending.

Unless you're a conservative student at an ultra-liberal university, of course :-)

[spyone]

He's lived in Canada for 30 years. What an inefficient system.

[Allan]

Holocaust deniers who write for the New York Times get the Pulitzer Prize.

[Finalapproach29er]

Irony.

[TheDon]

What's the old line about, "They came for the Holocaust deniers, and I didn't do anything, because I wasn't a Holocaust denier..."

Looks like Canada fails the "Townsquare Test" in this case.

[BenLurkin]

Scratch a Ward Churchill and there is a Holocaust denier not too far under the surface I suspect.

[sarah_f]

Zundel? PoS!

[claudiustg]

---Zundel, author of "The Hitler We Loved and Why," has been held in a Toronto jail for two years while authorities determined whether he posed a security risk to Canadian society.---

No bill of rights for you!

[rcocean]

Amazing, some crazy ol nut gets deported for denying a historical even - meanwhile people who support terrorists who are killing people right now - are allowed to speak and live in Canada.

Blame Canada

[The Electrician]

Does Canada have a Bill of Rights?