Freedom of Speech means the freedom to criticize government, ALL levels of government, without fear of being sued into oblivion. Governments, of course, can't stand most criticism, and the small government of the Union Bay Improvement District (UBID) is no exception. This merry little band of morons decided that the solution to one of their ratepayers expressing her … [Read more...]
Canada Day, Freedom of Speech, Comedian Guy Earle and the BC Supreme Court
It's Canada Day, and today I'd like to talk a little about our Charter Right to Freedom of Speech. It's a Right that is under increasing attack by a set of quasi-judicial boards that like to think of themselves as "great equalizers". More like "great stupid people". Really. What else can you call rewarding lesbian Lorna Pardy with $22,500 just because her "feelings were … [Read more...]
Guy Earle appeals BC Human Rights Tribunal discrimination decision
On April 20th, 2011 Guy Earl was found guilty of "hurting the feelings" of lesbian Lorna Pardy, who had the audacity to claim she suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result. Pardy obviously has some pretty big balls, making such an absurd claim. The BC Human Rights Tribunal showed just how ridiculous and out of touch with the real world they are when they made this … [Read more...]
A Historic Day for Freedom of Speech: Geert Wilders
Dutch filmmaker Geert Wilders was cleared of charges of inciting hatred today in what I can only call a historic decision. Had Wilders been found guilty, freedom of speech would have been dealt a lethal blow, and one it would likely not recover from, at least in The Netherlands. Dutch Judge Marcel van Oosten ruled that Wilders' speeches, writing and movie Fitna did not … [Read more...]
If we’re willing to stifle free speech at the Langley School Board, how are we supposed to teach our children what it means?
Langley, British Columbia is the latest battleground for freedom of speech, but that battle isn't happening inside a courtroom. It's happening in the Langley School Board Office. Schools are supposed to be the place where we teach our children what it means to be a citizen. It's where we are supposed to teach them what our Rights and Freedoms are. It's where, each … [Read more...]
Phyllis Morris despises Free Speech, sues everyone she can think of for $6 million!
Freedom of Speech is one of the foundational principles of Canada. It is essential that individuals are able to freely speak their minds without being afraid of some dumb-ass politician filing a $6 million lawsuit against them. Phyllis Morris is [allegedly] one of those dumb-ass politicians. Former politician, to be exact. She was the mayor of the Town of Aurora, Ontario, … [Read more...]
Corporations use lawsuits to Muzzle our Freedom of Speech
Canadians supposedly enjoy, under our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Right to Freedom of Speech. That Right has been reduced to a mere privilege over the past 40 years through the use of Human Rights Tribunals and Hate Crime legislation. What used to be our God-given Right is now reduced to mere "Approved Speech". The trouble for Canadians is this: Who must we get … [Read more...]
Believe in the Declaration of Independence, in the US Constitution? You must be a home-grown terrorist or a right-wing extremist!
Is it a crime to believe you should actually abide by the oath you took to defend the Constitution? The US government says a resounding YES! Take the case of Oath Keepers... a group of current soldiers, veterans, firefighters and police officers who actually have the audacity to believe in the oath they took to "support and defend the Constitution". Just who do these … [Read more...]
Freedom of Speech vs Right to Privacy
Recently the folks at Westboro Baptist Church have been back in the news with their high-profile, if tacky protests at military funerals around the nation. The story spread like wildfire through the blogosphere about how the lunatics from Westboro Baptist Church were prevented from protesting at the funeral of USMC Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers, killed in action in Afghanistan on … [Read more...]
Bell dumps SUN TV from their channel lineup
Last night was a lot of fun watching the Sun TV News team walk Canadians through the election and all the fallout from it. Personally, I had a great time watching Krista and the rest of the team deliver the results in a very fun way. So this morning I woke up and thought I'd tune in again to catch the latest.... and to my surprise and disgust all there was on the channel … [Read more...]
“The only people who don’t want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.” — Barack Obama
"The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide." -- Barack Hussein Obama Never have truer words been spoken by a man who's spent millions of dollars in legal fees to hide the truth about his own birth. Do I care one way or another whether Obama is a "natural born citizen" as defined by the United States Constitution? Not really. But … [Read more...]
Yet Another Moronic Judicial Decision (soon to be overturned)
As amazing as it sounds, a jury actually convicted a blogger for... get this... Telling The Truth. John Hoff is a blogger who goes by the online handle of "Johny Northside". In mid-2009, Johnny wrote a blog post that was very critical of the University of Minnesota's hiring of one Jerry Moore. In that post, Johnny wrote, “Repeated and specific evidence in Hennepin County … [Read more...]
Senator Joe Lieberman’s Internet Kill Switch Bill
My good friend and unindicted co-conspirator in all things writing, Jane Gaffin, sent me an interesting link last night. The headline of the article read "Egypt’s Internet Kill Switch: Coming To America", and linked to an article on Alex Jones' website InfoWars.com. http://www.infowars.com/egypts-internet-kill-switch-coming-to-america/ Love Alex or hate him, one thing … [Read more...]
US Congressman Allen West is a shining example to us all
I received an email from a friend earlier today encouraging me to watch a video of Lt. Col. Allen West (retired) as he was campaigning for election in 2009. I'd never heard of Allen West before, so I was curious, especially given the introduction my friend wrote to the video (below). Naturally, I checked up to see if what my friend said about West was true, because so often … [Read more...]
What Worldly Good Came From Canada Hosting the G-20 Summit?
I watched the Ontario Ombudsman’s press conference on video and read his full, illustrated December report “Caught in the Act” (ombudsman.on.ca) regarding the investigation into the fallout from the 2010 G-20 Summit. Clone that man! Then infiltrate the entire “so-called” “Justice” system from top to bottom with his liken images. This is the first time in many … [Read more...]
Big Brother Is Eyeing Complete Take-Over Of The Internet
I love the Internet and am thankful as a writer and researcher to have lived long enough to experience the freedom of this phenomenon. However, I hope to die before a body of incompetent bureaucrats and politicians destroy the Internet like they do everything their grubby, greedy mitts touch. I also love to hate the United Nations, a big waster of money that my hero, the … [Read more...]
Terrorism Law Is A War On Internet
(“War on Internet” is from Jane Gaffin’s archives, published in the Whitehorse Star, February 25, 2002, and is posted here in conjunction with the current “Big Brother is Eyeing Complete Take-Over of the Internet”.) In keeping with the Red Book election campaign promises, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and his Industry Canada minister of the day, Brian Tobin, had promised … [Read more...]
Flying the Gadsden Flag
My great friend and un-indicted co-conspirator in all things writing, Jane Gaffin, sent me a link to the YouTube video below along with this note: I love the Gadsden flag. Here's a neat lesson on the flag as flown on the diArmani website bar and how the snake has even evolved in some circles into a porcupine. As Jane references in her brief message, we've been flying the … [Read more...]
Liberal MP Shawn Murphy – Let’s Ban Blogging!
There's nothing a Liberal, small-l or large, hates more than something they cannot control. Their answer is always the same. Let's ban it. Let's pass a law against it. ANYTHING, just so long as we STOP people from doing whatever they're doing that we don't agree with. The latest asinine notion comes from Liberal MP Shawn Murphy, who can't stand the fact that people can … [Read more...]
RCMP Accountability in BC
Dave Eby, the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, held a weekend workshop in Prince George two weeks ago. It was part of his tour of northern and interior towns to educate people on their rights, how to exercise them effectively when dealing with the RCMP, and to get feedback on RCMP practices in the area. The general findings on the meeting were not … [Read more...]
Freedom of Expression? No Thanks, we’re Canadian…
In 2008, the township of Russell, Ontario, passed a bylaw requiring all posted signage to be bilingual. Embrun, Ontario, businessman Jean-Serge Brisson challenged the law in court, believing the law violated his Right to Freedom of Expression. For the record, I agree with Mr. Brisson. However, Ontario's Superior Court sided with the town, and upheld the bylaw, stating … [Read more...]
Blackberry vs United Arab Emirates over who controls communication
Canada's Research in Motion (RIM), the company that gave the world the Blackberry smart phone, has been embroiled in a battle with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the use of Blackberries inside their borders. Like all good totalitarian regimes, UAE is demanding complete access to all encrypted communication over the Blackberry network or it will suspend all Blackberry … [Read more...]