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Sort by Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) - 03/01/2008

The Atlantic has started a new feature called the Current. I gather it's something of a group blog for the magazine's staff, but so far it looks like it's mainly an outlet for the slightly off-kilter rants of the magazine's...

Filed In Triplicate

Sort by iowahawk (Free subscription) - 01/23/2008

OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIVE HEARING REPORT FORM AHRCC-1069(C) Please enter all data legibly CASE ID #: ____169953______ HEARING DATE / TIME: ____1/11/08_11:00 AM_____ LOCATION: ____AHRCC Hearing Room 8B, Calgary_______ PRESIDING CLERK: ___Shirlene McGovern_________ PLAINTIFF(S): ____Mohamed Elmasry, Syed Soharwardy___ REPRESENTING: __Canadians United To...

Iowahawk Document Dump

Sort by Little Green Footballs (Free subscription) - 01/24/2008

Iowahawk’s been digging around in Canadian dumpsters, and he’s surfaced with a crumpled-up first draft of the Alberta Human Rights Commission's report on their hearing with Ezra Levant: Filed In Triplicate . Defendant acknowledges awareness of charges against him. He is represented by counsel but insists on opening statement and filming the hearing . Despite warnings and brochure on self incrimination...

Ezra Levant's opening statement

Sort by The Shotgun (Free subscription) - 09/23/2008

Boy, remember when these videos hit the internet? Remember the buzz it caused about freedom of speech and expression? Those were heady days. I was sure the CHRC would crumble within a matter of days. Days. Ezra humiliated the Commission....

Protecting the New Species: Muslims! This Time in Canada

Sort by Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) - 07/30/2008

A thank you to Holger Awakens who brought this story to my attention. Holger has one of the finest blogs on the War on Terror to be found anywhere. If you want a credible daily dose of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Hamas, the Taliban, al Qaeda - go visit Holger. If you have a strong stomach you'll want to keep an eye out for his Taliban 101 videos. If terrorists are at work, so is Holger . As British...

The Shadow falls across Canada … what does it mean for the ID community in the United States?

Sort by Uncommon Descent (Free subscription) - 06/10/2008

Observing the ongoing collapse of civil liberties in Canada, Bill asked me, As I recall, Judge Jones in his ruling used the word “disparage” in relation to Darwin and his theory, attempting to put pressure on those who might want to disparage Darwin in the public school context. How soon before it is illegal to disparage Darwin [...]

Ezra Levant Update

Sort by Positive Liberty (Free subscription) - 08/08/2008

Back in January, I urged readers to check out the blog of Canadian journalist Ezra Levant. Levant was subjected to a year-long investigation by the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission following a complaint by the Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities over his publication in the Western Standard of the Danish Muhammad cartoons that [...]

Want "nice"? Move to Canada. And give UP on human dignity, okay?

Sort by Post-Darwinist (Free subscription) - 09/24/2008

Here is an excerpt from The Tyranny of Nice by Kathy Shaidle and Pete Vere, coming out at the end of this month, which rips the lid off where being merely "nice" to liberal fascists has led Canadians. The picture on the right advises you where. By the time the “show trial” against Mark Steyn and Maclean’s began on June 2, 2008 the case had become a cause celebre in the formidable U.S. conservative...

I hate the Hate Speech Police

Sort by Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) - 01/14/2008

Combatting Spiritual Gravity with Deep Levitas

Sort by One Cosmos (Free subscription) - 01/25/2008

Modernity's quantitative and idealistic conception of liberty implies by definition freedom for evil, hence also freedom to abolish all liberty . --Frithjof Schuon One major difference between left and right, or illiberal leftists and conservative liberals, is that for the former, liberty is wholly abstract and quantitative because horizontal, whereas for the latter, it is concrete and realistic because...

Ezra Levant and Cartoon Publication

Sort by Threads from Henry's Web (Free subscription) - 01/13/2008

I was planning to write something on this, because I believe this kind of censorship is an egregious violation of human rights, but it appears the man himself can tell his own story just fine. (HT: Pursuing Holiness.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzVJTHIvqw8. Just so.

Angry editor makes his Motoons case

Sort by mediawatchwatch.org.uk (Free subscription) - 01/14/2008

Watch Ezra Levant, editor of the Canadian Western Standard, put up a robust defence of his right to publish the Motoons. He was scandalously called to account for himself by the Alberta Human Rights Commission. See him tell them off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzVJTHIvqw8 More video footage available at his website and on YouTube. Here’s a transcript from his opening statement: For [...]

Mr. Levant Goes to Washington

Sort by Diary of the Mad Pigeon (Free subscription) - 07/13/2008

Levant to Congress: put Canada on the watch list of human rights abusers By Ezra Levant on July 11, 2008 8:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (63) | Trackback I had the pleasure of making a presentation as an expert...

Nothing Short of Incredible

Sort by In the Agora (Free subscription) - 01/18/2008

In his recommended items in ITA's right sidebar, Zach links to a post by Megan McArdle which features Ezra Levant, a Canadian publisher whose magazine reprinted offensive Danish Mohammed cartoons. A complaint was filed with the Canadian Human Rights Commission...

ENTITLED TO HIS OPINION

Sort by United Conservatives of Virginia (Free subscription) - 01/13/2008

Ezra Levant is fighting the good fight in Canada and is being persecuted for being a free man. Visit and see his recorded interrogation by the Alberta Human Rights Council. As stated earlier, Americans can look elsewhere for examples of liberal thought brought to the logical conclusions. Where England is showing us how the government can intrude into our lives for our "own good," Canada is showing...