Canadian government moving to change the landscape of free speech in Canada

From today’s Globe and Mail: OTTAWA — The controversial section of the Canadian Human Rights Act governing hate speech comes under scrutiny today when federal politicians decide whether to debate the limits it places on freedom of expression. Brian Storseth, a Conservative MP, has asked the Commons justice committee to review Section 13 of the [...]

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The world is backwards: Germany first place in world’s most liked poll, Israel second last

A BBC poll that asked people which countries had the most positive and negative influences on the world found Germany on top, and Israel at the bottom. I’m no psychologist, but does that not just scream out that the world really does have some sort of demented Holocaust-guilt syndrome and that they want to rationalize [...]

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Canada doing something right – grilled over Gaza record at UN

From PressTV, Iran’s fair and balanced state news: Canada’s staunch support for Israel during its 23-day war on Gaza has caused uproar at the United Nation’s Human Right’s body in Geneva. During Canada’s first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council in Switzerland, Toronto [ed: Canada?] was questioned on its unconditional sympathy for [...]

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Bloc Quebecois MP sends out email glorifying Hamas to members of Parliament

The Lebanese-Canadian MP of Montreal who in 2006 was forced to apologize for accusing Israel of committing war crimes has sent out an e-mail to her colleagues containing explicitly anti-Israel, and I would say anti-Semitic material: OTTAWA — A Bloc Quebecois MP was upbraided for sending all of her colleagues in the House of Commons [...]

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Canada the leading voice of freedom: condemns vandalism at Caracas synagogue

You may have heard about the recent vandalism at a Venezuelan synagogue. In one of those moments that I can truly be proud to be a Canadian (moments which are happening more and more under Harper), Canada has come out and is one of the first countries worldwide to strongly condemn it: OTTAWA (AFP) — [...]

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Ont. judge rules Muslim woman must testify without her full face veil – Canada winning war with Canadistan… for now

The complainant in a sexual assualt case wants to wear a full face veil during the proceedings, but the judge ruled that she has to remove it. The court’s defense is that assessing the Toronto woman’s demeanour is of “critical importance” when tailoring questioning, and this is impossible to do when her face is covered. [...]

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Canada preferred destination for 6 Gitmo detainees

Canwest reports: Six Guantanamo Bay detainees, backed by Canadian sponsors, are seeking refugee status in Canada with the pending closure of the U.S. detention centre in Cuba, including three Chinese Muslims who have been cleared of posing a threat to American security. The only detainee actually mentioned in the article is described as having admitted [...]

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Amnesty International: “Canada has started to be a problem with regard to some human rights”

The Vancouver Sun reports: “Canada has started to be a problem with regard to some human rights issues and has in fact started to get in the way of protection,” said [Alex] Neve, [secretary general of Amnesty International Canada,] citing as an example Canada’s “aggressive opposition” to the 2007 adoption of a United Nations Declaration [...]

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Back to school… for now: Universities in a perfect storm

So the strike is over, but that’s just a temporary fix: The Council of Ontario Universities is predicting the economic downturn will hit its schools, helping rip a $511-million operating hole in this year’s budgets. Council president Paul Genest warns the unprecedented shortfall could be enough to cause some universities to close. “We’ve been hit [...]

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