Vancouver Sun Continues To Search For Its Balls

[Peter McKnight, Vancouver Sun] Still, though, a few brave souls have come to the defence of the tribunal, arguing that some restrictions on free speech are justifiable and that the tribunal, by holding a hearing, was simply fulfilling its statutory duties under the Code.

So who is right here? Is the tribunal guilty of the charges levelled by the media? The answer, it seems, is yes and no — no, the tribunal is not responsible for the statutory regime which prohibits “discriminatory publications,” a regime which is itself troubling. And yes, some past tribunals, at least, are guilty of misinterpreting that law.

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London Free Press Columnist Slams Human Rights Commissions

[Rory Leishman, London Free Press] The decision of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to investigate Maclean’s magazine for publishing an article that some Muslims have found offensive is just the latest in a long line of violations by Canada’s so-called human rights tribunals of the historic rights of Canadians to freedom of the press and freedom of expression.

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