"Having "won" the televised contest, Stroumboulopoulos got his own show, The Hour, in January 2005. Critics weren't kind. One TV columnist called the program "short attention span theatre" and compared Stroumboulopoulos to "Poochie", the "cool" surfing dog on The Simpsons, brought in to (unsuccessfully) modernize the "Itchy and Scratchy Show." Many singled out Stroumboulopoulos' wardrobe for special criticism: the all-black ensemble favored by artsy college kids, enlivened only by those... Read Full Story
Trupeers of Covenant Zone issues a worthy challenge. ... Now I have always wanted to join a real human rights organization, i.e. one that talked something like this. If Frank can only come to the conclusion that the Canadian "human rights" commissions, in having acquired the right to police our freedom of expression, and in first having gone after marginal antisemites with the heavy hand of the state, has now led to an environment in which the fear of a "hate speech" prosecution by "the hrc... Read Full Story
Tarek Fatah and Salma Siddiqui, Citizen Special Instead of condemning extremists, too many Muslim leaders are protecting them by hiding behind the supposed peaceful nature of 'jihad' ... In the fall of 2007, Islamists set up a stand at Toronto's annual "Word on the Street" book festival where they distributed a free booklet titled Towards Understanding Islam, written by Mr. Maudoodi. In the booklet, Mr. Maudoodi exhorts ordinary Muslims to launch jihad, as in armed struggle, against non... Read Full Story
Now if a child gets it....why can't the Canadian Human Rights Commissions cotton on? Make sure to see the rest of this fable. I like that smoke comin out the ears part;) Read Full Story
An oldie but a goodie from Paul Wells....preserved for posterity. “Debunking the Cult of Warren: Liberal strategist getting more credit than he deserves” By Paul Wells. National Post: Jun 26, 2001. pg. A6 OTTAWA - In a torrent of news releases, press conferences and newspaper and magazine columns, the slumbering Canadian nation is being enjoined this week to ponder the magnificence of Warren Kinsella. As trivial pursuits go, Warren-worship at least has the virtue of being entertaining. Mr... Read Full Story
I like this spurious analogy: "Some believe freedom of speech is absolute and that there should be no legal limits or constraints on its exercise. They argue that there should be a marketplace of ideas from which the truth would emerge. But there are limits on any marketplace. No commercial marketplace should allow the sale of toys that are dangerous to children or foods that are harmful to health. That is why consumer goods are regulated." Uh huh. My God Given Right to Freedom of Speech as... Read Full Story
Beat a man up in a Gang Attack, in this case a parent intervening to prevent a fight between teenaged soccer players, get charged for assault, then play the Race Card and attempt to have the case heard before a Human Rights Commission. Wow that's some playbook..., figures the idea came from a law student;) From this report it would appear both teams exchanged heated comments during the game, Trash Talk as it's known. It is alleged by the Boy Lawyer's clients that remarks were also made by... Read Full Story
Update: Kevin Meyers is being hauled before the Leprechaun version of a Kangaroo Human Rights Commission Court! For this article: Africa is giving nothing to anyone -- apart from AIDS ON THE one hand, I expected some uproar in Ireland over my piece about Ethiopia on July 10. But there really wasn't any. On the other, I didn't expect an attempt to jail me by a state-sponsored body. Yet Denise Charlton, of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, has urged An Garda Siochana to investigate me under a... Read Full Story
If pressed I'm sure I can think of better reasons to move to Calgary. As Mayor Dave Bronconnier says: "One has to wonder about any organization that has to pay people to be members. It shows how little support they have,". Of course the Hate Crime Industry has to jump into the fray, in order to make sure they get a steady paycheck. Cam Stewart president of Kanata Intercultural Consulting, a company that advises government and corporations on "diversity and inclusion" mewls: "That's pretty... Read Full Story
