Category Archives: Freedom of speech

Freedom of whine

Ottawa atheists are crying censorship, the Citizen reports, because OC Transpo won’t run their ads on buses. Must one point out once again that freedom of speech means not that you have a right to an audience, or a publisher, … Continue reading

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Human wrongs

The Ottawa Citizen notes that “Canada is being told it’s not doing enough in areas such as aboriginal rights, violence against women, poverty and racism by UN Human Rights Council delegates representing countries that allow torture, jail bloggers and amputate … Continue reading

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It is liberty

Credit where due: The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has written to the Canadian Federation of Students objecting to a CFS resolution supporting student unions who deny campus-club status, and with it money and office space, to pro-life organizations. The CCLA’s … Continue reading

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Hate free speech?

Dutch politician Geert Wilders faces criminal charges for being rude about a religion. As for what he said, well, you don’t need to hear it, do you? The government says he’s a bad man and should go away and not … Continue reading

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Whereas Hamas…

So now the Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee wants to boycott Israel… again. According to CUPE Ontario president Sid Ryan, “In response to an appeal from the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and … Continue reading

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