On March 18, 2021, the French Senate passed Article 25, a ‘security measure’ allowing off-duty police officers to concealed carry of their police-issue firearms in public. Article 25 also states that police who carry may not be refused access to museums, cinemas, shopping centers and schools - places France deems 'open to the public.' Denis Jacob, Secretary-General of … [Read more...]
Free Speech: Tulsi Gabbard, Google and the First Amendment
On July 25, 2019, Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard – the most searched-for candidate on Google for about 15 seconds last year – sued the tech giant for $50 million for violating her First Amendment rights. In a decision published on March 4, 2020, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson shot down Gabbard’s lawsuit, leaving nothing but a smoking ruin … [Read more...]
Prince Rupert School District Despises Freedom of Speech; Orders Teachers to Remove T-Shirts Promoting Section 2(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Imagine it... a school district, supposedly in charge of educating our children, deems the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to be “inappropriate”. No, I am not making this up. Prince Rupert School District No. 52 recently banned teachers from wearing a T-shirt with “2(b) or not 2(b)?” on the front, and the text of section 2 of the Charter on the back: 2(a) … [Read more...]
Leah-Lynn Plante: Guilty until proven innocent, at least as far as the American anarchist movement is concerned
[powerpress] It's a sad fact in today's America that looks win out over substance every single time. The atrocious treatment of Leah-Lynn Plante is just the latest example of a person being vilified for her looks while her principled stance against a corrupt government is utterly ignored. As I wrote on October 25, Leah-Lynn Plante, Matt Duran and Katherine … [Read more...]
Leah-Lynn Plante, Matt Duran and Katherine “Kteoo” Olejnik: Political Prisoners Right Here in America
Seriously. Is anyone really surprised that Barack Obama's Justice and State Departments are staffed with hypocrites? Does anyone believe that statement is untrue? If yes, then you're either extremely naïve or very ill-informed. Let me explain... On August 17, 2012 the US State Department issued the following news release decrying the sentencing of Russian rock band … [Read more...]
Freedom to Read What You Like? Not In Canada…
If you’re a Canadian, do you believe you have the right to read whatever you like? If you do, you’re not alone, even though you are sadly and grossly mistaken. Canada, believe it or not, has a long and sordid history of banning books and magazines that some unelected and unaccountable bureaucrat has decided you should not read. You see, the Freedom to read what I like is … [Read more...]
Terrorism Law: A War on Internet
All levels of government are trying to feed balderdash to ordinary Canadians as a way of brainwashing them into feeling guilty unless they willingly accept reverse onus (guilty as charged and no way to prove innocence) without uttering a whimper or protest to unwarranted Internet surveillance. (Translation: stupid, low-life minions aren’t trustworthy or deserving, let alone … [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...]