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In reaction to the revolting news posted this weekend by Ezra Levant, Deborah Gyapong, and Binks, I have sent this letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, and Conservative Party candidate for Yukon, Darrell Pasloski.
A critic of a nationally-known imam gets beaten up by thugs, and there’s word from Ottawa via a reputable journalist that when it comes to the whole Steyn/Levant matter, some MPs might be afraid to speak out on this issue, afraid their families might be targeted.
Canadian MPs afraid to speak out on free speech? What is happening to our country? What has happened to the Conservative Party? Why are our prime minister and justice minister so afraid to speak up in defence of freedoms of speech and the press?
I consistently supported and voted Reform from its genesis, then the Alliance, and now the Conservative Party. However, if the party and its leaders do not take a principled stance in favour of free speech and propose concrete actions to rein in the increasingly anti-rights Canadian “Human Rights” Commission, I shall not support the Conservative Party in the next federal election.
Thank you for your attention. I look forward to your responses.
As you can see, I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the Conservative Party’s deafening silence on this issue. This is my third letter to Stephen Harper on this issue and my second to Rob Nicholson. I have yet to receive a response from either.
As I mentioned in December, I wrote to my MP Larry Bagnell (Lib-Yukon). He quickly responded, saying he would look into the matter and get back to me. Despite a reminder from me, he has not kept his word.
The courageous and principled Liberal MP Keith Martin has been hung out to dry by his own party. Dr Martin’s critics, including many of Canada’s purportedly impartial news outlets, spin his private member’s motion as pro-Nazi. And the governing party has nothing to say.
Is there only one MP in Ottawa who actually cares about liberal rights and freedoms? Is this country going completely crazy?
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Like you, I too am disgusted at the spinelessness of our leaders. I sent a concerned e-mail to my Alberta Premier a few weeks ago lamenting the disturbing trend of Human Rights Commissions limiting free speech in this country. Two high profile cases recently hit the Alberta Human Rights Commission — Ezra Levant of the Western Standard (and whose video posted on his website on the interrogation by the commission is a real eye opener) and Catholic Insight magazine, who is being investigated for simply proclaiming what the church believes. As expected I received a very politically correct 2 page letter on how terrific the human rights commissions are and how well things are working. Written by some professional letter writer no doubt. The sad fact is that the Alberta Conservative Party was until recently a real pro-family, pro-life and pro- free speech party. No more. In two weeks we will be voting in the provincial election and I for one cannot in conscience vote for the conservative party.
Regards from Edmonton
Tony
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