Author Topic: Maclean's wins 'hate speech' human rights challenge in B.C. (Mark Steyn wins!)  (Read 1846 times)

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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.



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Sense prevails in Canada.

For now.
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The fact that this went to a tribunal clearly shows sense isn't in Canada
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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.
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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.
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