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Canadian Hate-Speech Law Violates Charter of Rights

Posted by timothy on from the problem-with-liberty dept.

MrKevvy writes "The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has found that federal hate-speech legislation violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the equivalent of the US Constitution's Bill of Rights. This decision exonerates Marc Lemire, webmaster of FreedomSite.org, but may have farther-reaching consequences and serve as precedent for future complaints of hate-speech."

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  1. Re:The tide is turning against lefties by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 1, Troll

    Um, you do realize that lots of people bashing your exalted Dear Leader Bush were harrassed by the FBI, not to mention all the legally protesting people at the RNC convention who were arrested and thrown in prison on false charges (though later released)? And then, of course, there is anti-flag burning legislation always brought up by Repugs. In red states, you can't lead anyone in a school prayer unless it is to the Protestant Fundamentalist version of God.

    Citations?

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  2. Re:The tide is turning against lefties by dmadzak · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yeah, because REPUBLICANS have done nothing to increase the power of government.

    Fixed that for you. Republicans != Conservatives at the Federal level.

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