[Snowyman]

You missed my point. The assertion is we have less freedom in Canada than what your constitution gives Americans. What I am saying to any poster that believes that is test your own system. Post the same material , identical , in any local paper and see what happens. You mention that finding a paper to print it would be difficult. It apparently wasn't hard in Canada to find one.
Why would it be hard to find one in the states if free press and speech are guaranteed?

You asked earlier if preachers were restricted in what they say. No. Only by what their congregation wants to hear.:)

[P-Marlowe]

Why would it be hard to find one in the states if free press and speech are guaranteed?

Because we have a FREE PRESS. Newspapers are not required to publish anything they PERSONALLY find offensive. But I have the right to start my own newspaper and print just about anything I want (short of Child Pornography) and nobody can sue me for anything I say that isn't actually maliciously libelous. Apparently in Canada if you offend the sensibilities of "queers" by calling them something like... well, "queers", you can be sucessfully sued and possibly arrested and prosecuted.

The difference is whether or not the government gets involved in the process by prohibiting the behavior, or allowing frivilous lawsuits like this one to go forward and then upholding it on appeal.