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Discrimination allegations drag on [Canadian Human Rights Tribunal strikes again]
Canadian press ^ | Aug. 30, 2008

Posted on 08/31/2008 12:08:58 PM PDT by Alouette

WINNIPEG — A Jewish human rights organization says it is being unfairly targeted in a discrimination complaint that it can’t possibly defend.

Legal counsel for B’nai Brith Canada said the organization has been dogged by a four-year-old complaint to the Manitoba Human Rights Commission where specifics of the alleged wrongdoing have not been spelled out and the complainant never witnessed the alleged incident.

‘‘We’re involved in shadow-boxing,’’ lawyer David Matas said Thursday of B’nai Brith’s attempts to defend a complaint of discrimination.

‘‘It’s been 4 1/2 years and we don’t understand why this (complaint) hasn’t been dismissed as frivolous,’’ he said.

In February 2004, prominent Muslim advocate Shahina Siddiqui filed a complaint against B’nai Brith for hosting a counter-terrorism workshop for police, firefighters and paramedics which she said was biased against Muslims.

The workshop had been held the previous October and was given by an internationally renowned firm with expertise in counter-terrorism.

Siddiqui admitted she never attended the workshop, but filed the complaint after hearing comments from those she said had attended.

Matas said the commission staff have told him they’ve interviewed the individuals Siddiqui said passed the comments to her, but the commission refused to disclose the identity of those individuals or what it is they’ve allegedly told the commission.

Matas said B’nai Brith had little involvement in the October 2003 counter-terrorism workshop other than hosting it.

He said the organization was unable to find anything offensive in the presentation and could not locate any individual who believed the presentation was biased against Muslims.Siddiqui could not be reached for comment and the executive of the Manitoba Human Rights commission did not return calls.


TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: chrc; humanrights; islam; jihadnextdoor; wot

1 posted on 08/31/2008 12:08:58 PM PDT by Alouette
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2 posted on 08/31/2008 12:09:44 PM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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Its funny because B'nai Brith and organized Canadian Jewry have been the biggest proponents of the HRC's. Its come back to bite them in the rear. The Law Of Unintended Consequences at work.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 08/31/2008 12:11:43 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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‘‘It’s been 4 1/2 years and we don’t understand why this (complaint) hasn’t been dismissed as frivolous,’’

Seems like Canadian liberals also like no show jobs.

4 posted on 08/31/2008 12:12:59 PM PDT by rocksblues (Folks we are in trouble, "Mark Levin" 03/26/08)
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Canadian (and American) Jews need to stop supporting socialist vermin. Period.


5 posted on 08/31/2008 12:13:39 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)
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To: Alouette

Nobody expects the Canadian Inquisition.


6 posted on 08/31/2008 12:14:58 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: rocksblues
They don't understand that to leftists, Jews are not a politically correct victim group. I just love seeing the knife twisted in there. OUCH!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

7 posted on 08/31/2008 12:15:38 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: centurion316
Nobody expects the Canadian Inquisition.

Sit in that comfy chair and we'll beat you with hockey sticks, eh!

8 posted on 08/31/2008 12:16:49 PM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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Just wonder when this stuff starts happening here...you have two liberals running for the presidency whp value illegal aliens over US citizens...this is scary


9 posted on 08/31/2008 12:17:09 PM PDT by UCFRoadWarrior (It's still COMMUNIST China)
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To: goldstategop
Its funny because B'nai Brith and organized Canadian Jewry have been the biggest proponents of the HRC's. Its come back to bite them in the rear. The Law Of Unintended Consequences at work.

Doesn't surprise me a bit. The Canada's "official" Jewish community, like the "official Jewish community" everywhere outside Benei Beraq and Me'ah She`arim, is pretty liberal.

10 posted on 08/31/2008 12:22:07 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ('Ani Ledodi Vedodi Li.)
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What is happening in Canada right now...didn’t George Orwell write a book about this?


11 posted on 08/31/2008 12:23:26 PM PDT by Signalman
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These “human rights” tribunals are, IMO, as evil as other forms of oppression because they are the gateway to it.


12 posted on 08/31/2008 12:24:52 PM PDT by avenir
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‘‘It’s been 4 1/2 years and we don’t understand why this (complaint) hasn’t been dismissed as frivolous,’’ he said.

CHR wants them to settle, rather than having the charge hanging over the organization's heads

13 posted on 08/31/2008 1:42:31 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell)
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Sucks when the Human rights commission and all that hate law BS and anti free speech BS the B’nai Brith has advocated over the years comes around full circle to bite them in the @ss.

You reap what you sow, B’nai Brith.


14 posted on 08/31/2008 2:05:34 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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"Just wonder when this stuff starts happening here...you have two liberals running for the presidency whp value illegal aliens over US citizens...this is scary"

It already IS happening here.

15 posted on 08/31/2008 2:12:42 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Alouette

Muslim is higher than Jew on the victim scale, oops!


16 posted on 08/31/2008 4:26:03 PM PDT by forkinsocket
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