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Demonstrators Carry Blank Signs Outside "Islamophobia" Trial to Protest Free Speech Chill by BC Human Rights Tribunal
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by jr | June 3, 2008 at 11:30 am
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The signs protesters carried at the courthouse said it all by saying nothing.
Protesters carried blank signs in front of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal in Vancouver Monday morning to draw attention to erosion of freedom of expression. They say the Tribunal is being heavy-handed by forcing MacLean's magazine to appear at a hearing for publishing an excerpt from Mark Steyn's book, America Alone.
MacLean's faces a complaint by Muslim leaders of "hate speech", but protesters say the Tribunal poses a danger to free speech. In fact, they say that the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, where truth is not a defense, has morphed into Canada's "thought police".
For a photo of a demonstrator and more on the story, go to Downtown Eastside Enquirer
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at 18:41 on June 3rd, 2008
jr - could you provide a link to the original story? Thanks!
at 15:03 on June 7th, 2008
There already is a link to the original story.
at 16:13 on June 7th, 2008
I still do not know what this suit is actually about, except for broad objection by some Muslims. To what, exactly? This case was already posted about by Barry Artiste, but got hijacked by moonie. and no good discourse resulted.
at 16:03 on June 8th, 2008
If you click on the link provided to the Downtown Eastside Enquirer, a brief summary of the case is given.
I dropped into the trial on Monday for a few hours and again on Friday. I caught the defense closing statements on Friday.
at 23:20 on June 8th, 2008
Interesting insider info on this trial/hearing. We await with bated breath the outcome.