The Canadian Bloggers: ‘The Fight for Free Speech Has Begun’
From Gates of Vienna
The one bright spot on the landscape for citizens who love freedom has been the advent of the internet. At no time in North American history have ordinary citizens had as much political power as they do today. Words written by the stay-at-home mom, the computer nerd or the diesel mechanic are being thrust under the noses of politicians and pundits who have previously been able to whitewash the opinions of those who had no public platform. Christians and social conservatives have been learning to use the technology very effectively, as was demonstrated when they won CBC’s “Great Canadian wish contest” last year with “abolish abortion”.
The conservative internet, however, is under attack. The Canadian Human Rights Commission has already been used on many occasions to shut down websites and to place lifetime speech bans on webmasters who have been hauled before its tribunals.
The human rights commission attacks on Ezra Levant and Mark Steyn have made a lot of people aware of the danger of allowing these government bodies to regulate the speech of Canadians, and the internet has been abuzz with stories of bureaucratic abuse. The fight for free speech has begun. (emphasis mine)Continue reading Connie Fournier’s The Struggle for Free Speech in Canada
The Canadian Bloggers: Visit, support, donate, link.
- Free Dominion
- National Post
- five feet of fury. (now with added lawyers.)
- small dead animals
- Richard Warman has sued me — and other conservative bloggers - Ezra Levant
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