Heaven Only Knows What He’s Written While Sitting On The John

FLASH: Mark Steyn draws audiences in Starbucks by typing on a computer.

[The Record] Disgustingly, this isn’t even the worst Steyn has written publicly.

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Why Should They Listen? They Aren’t Elected To Anything

[Vancouver Sun, Letters to the Editor] Will human rights commissions across Canada listen to what he’s saying before they stifle freedom of expression, a sign of a healthy, thriving democracy cherished by many immigrants?

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UN Invites Students To Visit The Kool-Aid Stand

Oh. You thought the Canada decided students’ curriculum?

[AM 920] It’s the first high school in Ontario with the UNESCO designation and the schools are among just three in Canada located in a World Biosphere Reserve.

That unique combination earned students an inviation to a United Nations youth conference in New York in December.

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CHRC Commish Looks Forward To Expansion

[Marketwire] Effective immediately, the Commission can accept complaints against the federal government dealing with the Indian Act that were previously exempted because of section 67. The bill provides for a three-year transition period before complaints can be received against First Nations governing authorities.

The Commission has entered into discussions with key national Aboriginal organizations to plan for implementation. “The Commission looks forward to working closely with Aboriginal organizations to build a human rights system that reflects and respects Aboriginal peoples’ cultures and traditional laws,” Ms. Lynch said.

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Mercer: It’s All So Complicated. Someone Get Me A Magic 8-Ball

[Mark Mercer, Ottawa Citizen] Now on the other side, to balance against all this, is harm, the harm that expressions of hate cause vulnerable people. Restrictions on expressions, most of us can agree, though some of us will agree with regret, are justified when they are needed to protect people from harm.

For a restriction on expression to be legitimate, though, there must be good reason to think that its presence will indeed prevent harm. Harm, moreover, that cannot be as efficiently prevented any other way. In addition, there must be good reason to think the restriction will not create more or worse harm than it prevents.

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Human Rights Investigator To Surf Net And Have A Few Meetings

Nice work if you can get it. Pat yourself on the back for paying his fee.

[Canwest] In a brief interview Tuesday, Moon said the public debate over the Maclean’s complaints is evidence that such a review is needed.

“I don’t think anybody could pretend that there isn’t a serious issue to be considered here.”

At this point, he said, he is “reading comprehensively” and will meet privately with people on all sides of the issue to hear their perspectives.

He doesn’t plan to accept written briefs or hold public hearings.

Only natural. You wouldn’t want the public to actually read or hear anything about all this. Let us know when Guru Moon is done with his lunch dates.

12-Year-Old Takes Dad To Court Over Grounding, Wins Case

[AFP] A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl’s grounding, overturning her father’s punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting “inappropriate” pictures of herself online using a friend’s computer.

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According to court documents, the girl’s Internet transgression was just the latest in a string of broken house rules. Even so, Justice Suzanne Tessier found her punishment too severe.

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