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Government of Canada publishes illegal ‘hate speech’ on web — your tax dollars at work (and bad news for The Guy Who Is Suing Us)

Yes, it’s true:

The Government of Canada and the Human Rights Commissions always celebrate when they shut down a website that features “hate speech.”

They celebrate by issuing a report on their triumph — a report that contains all the “hate speech” in question — and publishing the “hate speech”-filled report in full on a Government of Canada website!

Are you happy about how your precious extorted tax dollars are being used — especially during a recession?

So what happened, in brief? Well, if I understand the meaning of the phrase “Cease and Desist” below, the man who used to own the website could be issued a lifetime speech ban.

This whole process should trouble any principled person, don’t you think?

For example, check out this bit — agents of the Canadian government are handing down fines for…

Thought crime, future crime and make-believe associations with mysterious strangers:

[57] The purpose of a Cease and Desist Order under s. 54 (1) (a) of the Act is to both remediate conduct found to be contrary to s. 13 (1) of the Act and to send a message to others that such conduct is not acceptable.

In the present case, the Northern Alliance Website is no longer in existence as it was apparently sold to an unrelated party several years ago.

Contrary to Mr. Warman’s Statement of Particulars, there is no evidence that the impugned conduct by the Respondents has continued to the present time.

Instead it appears to have been discontinued well before the complaints [filed by Mr. Warman] were instituted.

To a certain extent, there would not appear to be anything to remediate.

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