Blast from the past......

This is an article I wrote for Free Dominion in the wake of all the censorship attacks taking place.This article was posted on January 10, 2008.

http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=94047

this link is the link to the thread on Free Dominion where I posted it.


The CHRC, the Charter, and the illusion of Free Speech

By:Tory_canuck

Many people in this country say they are proud of our nation and that free speech is present in Canada, however, they are only under an illusion created by the Charter. The true reality is….there is no real free speech in Canada…..only “progressive free speech”. If you are a Principled Conservative or anything other than a liberal, NDP, or any other progressive grouping…..you are a bigot, and under Canadian law, you are a thought criminal. Federal and Provincial governments unofficially recognize that….but just won’t admit it. Even the Conservative stronghold of Alberta is creeping toward socialism under the Stelmach Progressive Conservative Party.

Since the leadership election of Premier Ed Stelmach, the province of Alberta has found itself steering a hard left toward the ideology of a Trudeau style government .Ed Stelmach’s government has found itself under fire for various issues in relation to the boom as well as those held dear to social conservatives .Various Bills have been rammed through the legislator as well as many decisions rammed through by Stelmach in regards to party nominations and the premier’s recent veto against Craig Chandler’s appointment.

The Chandler affair has sent a ripple effect of chills down the spines of social conservatives and former grassroots of the progressive conservative party. The riding of Edgemont voted Chandler in as the candidate for their riding for the progressive conservative party of Alberta, but the decision was vetoed by the Stelmach leadership based on a ruling by the Alberta Human Rights Commission over remarks made by Boisson regarding homosexuals.

The Human Rights commission/Tribunal is currently under attack by free speech groups and conservative groups such as the owners of Free Dominion (Mark Fournier and Connie Fournier).Many of these groups consider the Human Rights Commission to be a Kangaroo Court. Unlike the courts that enforce the criminal code whereas the onus is on the prosecutor to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant’s guilt, the CHRC puts the onus on the defendant to prove their innocence. Under the CHRC, the defendant is guilty until proven innocent. The defendant must also pay all expenses out of their own pocket, while the plaintiff’s expenses are paid for by the taxpayers.

The owners of Free Dominion have faced a Human Rights complaint themselves during the month of July, 2007, by Mary-Line Gentes, but after making it public, the complaint was dropped by Gentes,The complaint was made after she found a link posted by a known activist, William Whatcott, in relation to a flyer found to be offensive to the Islamic community in Ms.Gentes”opinion.The Human rights Commission has trampled upon the rights of many, including journalists like Ezra Levant and Mark Steyn.Many have not been in the Star Chamber to witness its abhorrent disregard for democracy and free speech, which are some of the many fundamentals of a free and democratic society. Without them, there is no real democracy….just an illusion created by the mainstream media (MSM), which is influenced by the left and the CHRC.The only ones who have been in the star chamber, are those who are being persecuted, the plaintiff, and the bureaucrats who run this stasi style quasi-judicial branch of the government, but this has all changed, thanks to Western Standard Publisher, Ezra Levant, who exposed the CHRC for what it truly is.

In Canada, democracy is only an illusion thanks to the CHRC’s thuggish style of trampling upon democracy. This must change, and can only do so, if people stand up against this organization of censors. The CHRC is the reason Canada is leaning towards being an totalitarian oligarchy state run by left wing elitists. Censorship is not needed to counter hate speech……….debate is. Hate Speech is stamped out more effectively through debate and rebuttal. Censorship only drives it underground and in many cases, innocent law abiding people are forced to host their speech outside of Canada. Free Dominion had to move its host server to Panama under Liberty News Service, in order to avoid further persecution by the star chamber. Free speech has left Canada,….and is no more unless you look beyond her borders .You can find Freedom of Speech hiding past the illusions, and over the horizon past the anti-speech CHRC blockade .It is only URL link and mouse click away .