Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Anyone Care about Free Speech?

EDMONTON SUN: The tragedy of the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal's case against Mark Steyn and Maclean's magazine over alleged "hate" mongering because of Steyn's views on Islam is that most people don't give a damn.

Oh, many sympathize with Steyn because the issue seems so silly, but most don't see the destructive effect of hate legislation, or how it threatens our freedom.

Of all the benefits embodied in our county, free speech is -- or should be -- among the most precious. Without the freedom to express opinions on any matter, we cease being a free society. The implications are as simple as that. Anyone Care about Free Speech? >>> By Peter Worthington | June 23, 2008

TORONTO STAR:
Free to Speak, Free Not to Listen >>> By Mike Milner (Letters to the Editor) | June 24, 2008

The Dawning of a New Dark Age (Paperback – Canada)
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