A senior official of the kangaroo court that is the Canadian Human Rights Commission has recently commented on criticism of their extreme approach to "hate speech". An excerpt:
"Because to be quite clear about it, we do believe in what we do. We believe that in our society there should be limits on freedom of expression and freedom of speech, that there is a line, not one that we draw, but one that must be drawn nevertheless. We are comfortable with what we do."
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No change forthcoming, one gathers. The chances of getting the Fascists tamed by way of an Act of Parliament are pretty slim given the very divided state of Canada's parliament. The haters of free speech are probably in a majority there.
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A different column by George Will captures a lot of the OHRC motivtion well:
"The regulator's motto is "Dirigo, ergo sum/" -- I boss people around, therefore I am."
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/GeorgeWill/2008/04/27/in_the_name_of_political_hygiene
That employee in the OHRC case signed a contract. If the employer had reneged, she would raise holy hell. She should have been told to "grow up," but the Nanny State doesn't do that.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." ---C.S. Lewis
yep. the same as religion is/was used to justify oppression and cruelty (for the good of your soul)!!!
As is the case with all left-wing do-gooders, they will save us even if it kills us!
...like all the "love" that christians profess to have for "sinners" - you wouldn't think it from the vitriol they pour on those they actually despise - pretending to distinguish between a sin and the sinner - and they accuse others of double-speak and fork-tongues - ha!!
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