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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: bijou on October 10, 2008, 03:46:55 PM

Title: Maclean's wins 'hate speech' human rights challenge in B.C. (Mark Steyn wins!)
Post by: bijou on October 10, 2008, 03:46:55 PM
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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled today that a controversial article about Islam in Maclean's magazine did not violate the province's hate speech law.

In acquitting the magazine, the Tribunal ruled that the article, an excerpt from Mark Steyn's book America Alone in which he describes the demographic and ideological dangers posed by a growing Muslim population in the West, was not likely to expose Muslims to hatred or contempt.

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http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=873681

Sense prevails in Canada.
Title: Re: Maclean's wins 'hate speech' human rights challenge in B.C. (Mark Steyn wins!)
Post by: Chris_ on October 10, 2008, 04:16:34 PM
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Sense prevails in Canada.

For now.
Title: Re: Maclean's wins 'hate speech' human rights challenge in B.C. (Mark Steyn wins!)
Post by: Crazy Horse on October 10, 2008, 07:29:11 PM
The fact that this went to a tribunal clearly shows sense isn't in Canada
Title: Re: Maclean's wins 'hate speech' human rights challenge in B.C. (Mark Steyn wins!)
Post by: Chris_ on October 10, 2008, 07:42:34 PM
Quote from: Crazy Horse on October 10, 2008, 07:29:11 PM
The fact that this went to a tribunal clearly shows sense isn't in Canada

Just wait -- if the messahnfuhrer and pelomussulini hold sway, this will be the Order Of The Day in the USA.
Title: Re: Maclean's wins 'hate speech' human rights challenge in B.C. (Mark Steyn wins!)
Post by: djones520 on October 11, 2008, 04:12:58 PM
Quote from: Crazy Horse on October 10, 2008, 07:29:11 PM
The fact that this went to a tribunal clearly shows sense isn't in Canada

I've met some people in BC, and their for the most part pretty level headed.  Even conservative on a lot of aspects. It's them damn french canadians that are the loopies.