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Canada: Blogger busts Adscam ban, officials thinking of charging Canadian blogger.
Ottawa Sun ^ | 04/04/05 | STEPHANIE RUBEC,

Posted on 04/04/2005 1:07:58 AM PDT by Pikamax

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To: Allan
According to 'authorities' linking to the post is a crime in Canada.

What about linking to this post? This post doen't contain the information. Does linking to a site that links to a site that links to a site that contains the info illegal? If so, then I would imagine that everyone on the planet who logged onto the internet today has commited a crime in these yokels eyes.

Remember the game "Six Steps to Bacon"? That's the game where you attempt to link anyone on the planet to actor Kevin Bacon in only six steps. Usually, you can do it.

21 posted on 04/04/2005 8:51:08 AM PDT by lafroste (gravity is not a force. See my profile to read my novel absolutely free (I know, beyond shameless))
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To: Pikamax
RE: "Adscam inquiry spokesman Francois Perreault expressed shock at the publication ban breach, and said commission co-counsel Bernard Roy and Justice John Gomery will decide today whether to charge the Canadian website owner with contempt of court."

This should read,

Adscam inquiry spokesman Francois Perreault expressed shock at the publication and said Canadian Liberals will need at least 5 years more years to charge the Canadian website owner with contempt of court."

22 posted on 04/04/2005 9:20:30 AM PDT by concrete is my business (lay a solid foundation)
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To: backhoe; Mitchell; Shermy; ARridgerunner
While you're at it
don't neglect to mention
Canada's deep involvement in the oil-for-food scandal

Canada's playing in the big league now.

23 posted on 04/04/2005 10:07:48 AM PDT by Allan
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To: Allan
Thanks for the ping/s.

Nothing but sympathy for decent Canadians, here.

24 posted on 04/04/2005 11:21:09 AM PDT by ARridgerunner
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To: backhoe; Mitchell; Shermy; ARridgerunner
Update: From Mike Brock's blog

Gomery Considering Charging Bloggers It has been suggested to me by what is admittedly second-hand information, that Justice John Gomery will consider charging any Canadian blogger who not only provides a link to a site containing banned material, but any Canadian blogger who “names the site containing the banned material.”

25 posted on 04/04/2005 5:52:29 PM PDT by Allan
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To: Allan
What's this aboot eh?

Attorney General files motion to speed up Chrétien's appeal

26 posted on 04/04/2005 6:20:27 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: Allan

http://www.s93384901.onlinehome.us/article-FC%20is%20a%20dumping%20ground%20for%20failed%20politicos.htm

If Gomery won't resign, Chretien could take the case to his friends
Most judges on Federal Court owe jobs to Liberals

February 1, 2005

Cristin Schmitz
The Ottawa Citizen

If Jean Chretien cannot persuade Justice John Gomery to step down from the federal sponsorship scandal inquiry, the former prime minister's appeal would go to a court led by a close personal friend, where three-quarters of the judges indirectly owe their jobs to him. ...

...


27 posted on 04/04/2005 6:25:45 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: Truth29

An American needs to own a website all of Canada will go to for information.


28 posted on 04/04/2005 6:29:31 PM PDT by mabelkitty
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To: Shermy
What's this aboot, eh?

Justice Gomery
back in December
made an ill-advised decision
to allow for an interview
by a reporter for the National Post.

During the interview
he made some foolish remarks:
that Guite
(one of the defendants)
was a charming rogue,
and also joked about Chretien
having received some golf balls
as gifts
from various foreign leaders.

Chretien has taken full advantage
of this.
During his appearance
at the Gomery Commission
he arrived with a briefcase
full of golf balls
from Clinton, Bush Sr. etc
in order to heap ridicule
on the judge
who had to sit there grimly
through his performance.

(The Canadian media loved all this
and lapped it up)

Since then
Chretien
and his army of lawyers
have launched a lawsuit
to get Gomery deposed
because of his alleged bias.

A ludicrous story.

Thus all very Canadian.

29 posted on 04/04/2005 6:35:21 PM PDT by Allan
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To: Wiz
For the record the publication ban, which is temporary as witnesses are allowed to be present during the proceedings, is to protect the human rights of the accused for a fair trial by the judiciary. This is not being held in secret, reporters are present, and the public can witness the proceedings. By delaying the publishing of the proceedings by a few weeks or months does not constitute a lack of free speech. In fact, it would be more damaging for the government for all of the testimony to be presented in a single documentary than this dribs and drabs crap they are doing right now. By the time they are done, we will be sick of it and no one will care. At this point the inquiry has already costed obscenely more than the amount lost during the embezzlement. It is disgusting.
30 posted on 04/04/2005 7:04:09 PM PDT by ted_kabuka (The CBC should have been more critical.)
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To: ted_kabuka
Your prognostications may come true but they've spent already more on the investigation more than at hand in the scandal?
31 posted on 04/04/2005 7:20:47 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: backhoe; styky; albertabound; furquhart; Pikamax; headsonpikes; Mitchell; Shermy; ARridgerunner
Further update to #25:

All the Canadian bloggers I have checked
(see, for example, Bound by Gravity)
have removed
not only any link to Captain's Quarters
but even the name of the blog itself.

They are very afraid.

32 posted on 04/05/2005 12:29:45 AM PDT by Allan
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--more--

 UPDATE: Liberal Meltdown in Canada (absolutley devastating information)  
http://noncogent.blogspot.com/2005/04/gomery-considering-charging-bloggers.html
 Gomery Considering Charging Bloggers It has been suggested to me by what is admittedly second-hand information, that Justice John Gomery will consider charging any Canadian blogger who not only provides a link to a site containing banned material, but any Canadian blogger who “names the site containing the banned material.”
 Website owner could be charged with contempt of court. [ 1, 2 ]
 I dont think Canadians will accept this.
This is absolutley devastating information.
http://mkbraaten.blogspot.com
 Gomerygate [ 1, 2 ]
 
Blogosphere 1, Liberals 0 -- It is the borderlessness of the Internet that has made possible the release of the truth about the Liberals to the Canadian public. Yet we are still in a phase of change where the Liberals are able to harass and intimidate some Canadian blogs, such as NealeNews, into silence. At this point, it was the Americans who came to Canadians’ aid, by posting the information denied to Canadians on a number of American websites.
 Brault may have fingered Alfonso Gagliano’s links to mob

33 posted on 04/05/2005 3:59:10 AM PDT by backhoe
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Ooooh. Thanks for posting it. I'm going to go and post it all over the Internet.

Reminds me of the French trying to lock up a journalist for blowing the whistle on some crooked leftist politicians.

34 posted on 04/05/2005 4:15:24 AM PDT by Bon mots
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To: ted_kabuka

Sorry Ted; FOR THE RECORD, this is my opinion on your information/posting: Your posting is replete with factual errors and reeks of typical naive, ignorance and is disturbingly, misleading. 1-the inquiry has not yet (as you put it) "costed obscenely more than the amount lost during the embezzlement." 2-Of course the ban will be over when less culpable witnesses or "accused" as you put it, appear, however, there is definitely no timeline on the ban being "temporary" and reports also disclose that the information ban regarding "these particular culpable witnesses" or "the accused" as you put it, could in fact be permanent, with sanitized and/or vetted press releases regarding the testimony of these particular culpable witnesses, eventually being released. 3-you imply the ban is, "to protect the human rights of the accused for a fair trial by the judiciary." I find this to be typically naive and typically liberal-minded. The inference is, "let's guarantee the so called "human rights" of the accused. So, you believe Canada is unable to prosecute an open/closed case, if some of the facts about the case have been openly disclosed to the public? You have been well conditioned...to the point you accept the premise and defend it. Furthermore, is it "Human Rights" as you say or legal, civil/criminal procedural rights? By, "delaying the publishing of the proceedings by a few weeks or months does not constitute a lack of free speech," as you write, is in fact, while taken in context, definitely a suppression of free speech, and suppression of free expression, suppression and manipulation of the news media; which will most definitely affect procedure; which gets me to the your correct assertion wherein, "..by the time they are done, we will be sick of it and no one will care;" which is perpetuated by attitudes and beliefs such as yours and as I assert, is , in part, the reason for suppression and/or information "bans". In addition, this is typical Liberal-Canada's method of operation, sanctioned by complacent, ineffective and equally corrupt Opposition Party's. The NEW Canadian Conservative Party; get real!! HOW ABOUT A REAL CONSERVATIVE PARTY FOR CANADA REPRESENTING REAL CONSERVATIVE INITIATIVES AND VALUES.
An Informed Canadian


35 posted on 04/05/2005 5:35:55 AM PDT by Suppressed Dissenting Voice
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To: Pikamax

"THE DIFFERENCE" A very sad example of how the "Liberal-Leftist" socialization of Canada has succeeded. Even "so-called" brave Canadian "bloggers" are afraid!!! Canadian "bloggers" are afraid of being sued in civil action or charged criminally for posting "Adscam" related material. International news media reports, Canadian "bloggers" have disconnected from "links" and ceased reporting "Adscam" and related stories, evidence, testimony,.....OR,....is the aforementioned an example of our represented, "Higher" morals and more diversive, polite, all inclusive, "respect-for-the-law," love-peace and understanding, value system? YES, we will continue to criticize and "blog" every behaviour by the U.S.A. but, at home, we are AFRAID....but, will continue to "blog" nice and goodie, goodie, non-provocative stories.
An Informed Canadian


36 posted on 04/10/2005 7:43:24 AM PDT by Suppressed Dissenting Voice
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