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 Here's our final round-up of reports on the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. And for earlier links see: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and the Big Finish.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
"Against the argument that you cannot cry fire in a crowded theatre: Oh yes you can — you must, if in your considered view there is a fire. In that case there is a duty to cry fire."
- Julian Porter, QC, speaking at the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal on Friday
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE SHOW TRIAL...
MARK STEYN: ENEMY OF THE STATE?
Rich Lowry on Canada's better way. Also: "I always thought Canadians were as free as Americans. Apparently not."
~ The complainants don't understand freedom of speech, argues The National Post. Maybe not, but they understand modern Canada only too well. In a nutshell: Better dead than rude. "You know what?" Colby Cosh sticks it to the Sock.
~ "Free Steyn - and Free Canada": A ringing call from the editors of National Review - plus: The Great White North is a Brave New World. Also: "The end for free speech in Canada"; Canadian thought police examine American web sites, reports The Washington Times; "Ghastly" and "anti-democratic," says The Arizona Republic; "An assault on free speech," says The Vancouver Sun; "O, Stalinoid Canada," says The American Thinker; "Human rights case angers free-speech fans," says The South China Morning Post; and "Free speech got kicked in the head," says Elmo's hometown newspaper. From the Globe And Mail letters page: "Shameful absence" of due process, says Jiti Khanna, with more support from R G Fulton and Bob Herron. Undeterred, the Head Sock makes new demands, while Michael Boudreau twitters about a "delicate balance".
~ On the subject of "responsible journalism" (see below), The Washington Times has given more news coverage to this subject than The Globe And Mail and The Toronto Star combined. They continue today with: "Canada mulling rights probe" - a story entirely missing from newspapers up north save for The St Catharines Standard.
~ In a post-show trial interview, Mark talks to Wendy Sullivan, Girl on the Right.
~ STEYN IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE JOURNALIST: J-school prof John Miller, who attempted to intervene on behalf of the Canadian Islamic Congress, makes the case for why Maclean's content should be regulated by the state. Mark Bourrie*, Sean Berry, Deborah Gyapong and PelaLusa have further food for thought.
(*Just to clarify, because there seems to be some confusion among Mr Bourrie's commenters, Professor Miller tried to intervene at the BCHRT on the complainants' side - in support of a court-ordered sanction against Maclean's. Although he was denied standing at the trial, there is no doubt from his application that he is in favour of state-mandated content regulation for journalists who do not meet his exacting standards.)
~ Is the Canadian Islamic Congress in the pay of Mark's publicist? Is Mullah Krekar? Is Elmo? (See also Sunday's Vancouver Province)
~ "The CHRC's Hate Crime Unit is corrupt. It needs to be judicially investigated." Abolishing liberty and the annihilation of air. A question for the summer barbecue circuit. More questions: Where's Amnesty International? Tears of a clown? Also: In Alberta, non-victim cleans up at real victim's expense. From Britain, the great Natalie Solent says "Canada is no longer a free country." Plus: some comments on deleted comments.
~ Don't forget the book that started it all, America Alone, is just released in paperback and back in the Top Five. Amazon Canada has temporarily sold out, but the book's available online from Chapters-Indigo - and you can order your personally autographed copy exclusively from the Steyn Store.
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