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Hate speech laws violate constitution: Rights tribunal


Law & Order | 206627 hits | Sep 02 10:31 am | Posted by: WDHIII
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that Section 13, Canada's much-criticized human rights hate speech law, is an unconstitutional violation of the Charter right to free expression because of its penalty provisions.

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  1. by ridenrain
    Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:06 pm
    Richard Warman is the biggest manufacturer of hate in this country and he deserves to fail. Good for the government finally addressing this problem.

  2. by avatar leewgrant
    Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:52 pm
    The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that Section 13, Canada's much-criticized human rights hate speech law, is an unconstitutional violation of the Charter right to free expression because of its penalty provisions


    Waited a long time for this. Time for the Justice Department lawyers to draft a bill rescinding Section 13. This echos the Moon report that the section should be removed.

  3. by avatar DrCaleb
    Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:20 pm
    The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that Section 13, Canada's much-criticized human rights hate speech law, is an unconstitutional violation of the Charter right to free expression because of its penalty provisions



    The Human Rights tribunals just judged itself out of existence. *poof*

    That being said, that bastard Wharman is also officially out of the litigious bastard business.

  4. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:13 pm
    Yay for Canada! :rock:

  5. by avatar Pseudonym
    Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:49 pm
    Congratulations!

  6. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:53 pm
    Finally a grain of common sense.

    It's been a long time comming and now, perhaps we can get back to the important things without fear of the reactionaries using these laws to futher their own agenda's.

    It's a good thing, but I think I'll reserve judgement till I actually see section 13 struck off the books.

  7. by avatar KorbenDeck
    Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:15 am
    So does that mean the CHRC can not longer fine us for offending people?

  8. by avatar Bodah
    Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:44 am
    "KorbenDeck" said
    So does that mean the CHRC can not longer fine us for offending people?



    No,

    But at least now they cant shake us down for cash.

  9. by Anonymous
    Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:06 am
    Now folks don't get your white sheets out quite yet, the terms and conditions of this site still prevent you from spreading hate here. ROTFL

    Your right though, this new freedom to say whatever the hell I please is really really good! :lol:

    Long live section 13!

  10. by NancyDrew
    Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:08 am
    So what happens next? :?:

  11. by Lemmy
    Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:23 am
    Nigger jokes? 8O

  12. by NancyDrew
    Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:40 am
    "Lemmy" said
    Nigger jokes? 8O


    har dee har har

    Seriously, the tribunal's decision doesn't change anything in the CCRF. What does the government have to do, if anything?

  13. by Lemmy
    Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:59 am
    It has more to do with the Human Rights Codes than the Charter. But precedents of any sort change the way laws are interpreted and applied without changing the laws themselves.

  14. by avatar Zipperfish Gold Member
    Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:10 am
    Fantastic. Can I go back to denying the Holocaust now? :D



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