“In Canada, saying the wrong thing even in jest…”

writes Ghost of a Flea,

…can drag you through Star Chamber tribunals and commissions without the benefit of due process, can bankrupt you, destroy your career and your family, result in lifetime bans on free speech and expression (of the Gospel, no less) and ultimately even lead to imprisonment. Freedom of speech and expression, freedom to practice religion as we choose, are guaranteed by our constitution. For all the good it does us.

And for all the good it will do you once Obama has appointed three Supreme Court Justices.