Canada Goosed [Steyn being silenced in Canada]

The Washington Times ^ | January 9, 2007 | Pete Vere

[GratianGasparri]

Canada goosed

By Pete Vere January 9, 2008

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario

An attempt to have a Canadian panel stifle Mark Steyn poses a threat to American freedom of speech, the conservative columnist says.

The Canadian author told The Washington Times in a telephone interview that the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) agreeing to investigate a Muslim complaint against him opens a new front on threats to Canadians' press and religious freedom: speech that originates in the United States.

"There are attempts to circumscribe the First Amendment, and certain groups have become very adept at using legal and quasi-legal methods to restrict discussion and what's discussed," said Mr. Steyn, who spends half the year living in New Hampshire and writes for several U.S.-based publications.

Under Canadian law, the CHRC investigates purported incidents of hate speech and discrimination and refers some to the quasi-judicial Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, which can impose fines or issue restraint orders.

Mr. Steyn became subject to a CHRC investigation last month when the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) complained about an excerpt Mr. Steyn had reprinted from "America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It," Mr. Steyn's best-seller published by U.S.-based Regnery Publishing.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Happy to!

[who_would_fardels_bear]

You have decided ahead of time that all Muslims are part of some grand conspiracy.

The concept of treating a person based on delusional feelings with regard to the group was determined by history to be a complete failure, i.e. the Holocaust.

[JasonC]

Godwin's Avenger.

Look it up. Game over. You've lost.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Hey! But at least I didn't call you a fascist or Nazi.

I was a bit more subtle than that ... you know by invoking the Holocaust and all.