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The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has rejected the complaint against Maclean’s magazine over the excerpt from Mark Steyn’s book.  Freespeechers rule—so far.

Another flop for the Sock Puppet Three

I heard yesterday from across the Atlantic (I'm traveling in Europe) that the Ontario Human Rights Commission has declined to hear the Canadian Islamic Congress suit against Maclean's on the grounds that they deal in denials of service on the basis of race, creed, etc, and a magazine is not a "service". That's certainly true in the case of Maclean's: many of us haven't serviced anyone in years.

This is good news indeed but, at the same time, a little disconcerting.  In a classic display of inside-the-box bureaucratic thinking, OHRC turned down the case only because it didn’t fit into their neat little definitions.

So, is Maclean’s a service or not?  For Mohammed Elmasry and the Sock Puppet Four Three Whatever, that’s the issue, isn’t it?  They regard Maclean’s as their own personal publishing service.  The magazine, they insist, should print whatever they deem worthy.

If Elmo and the Puppets really believe what they alleged in the complaint, they will appeal the OHRC rejection to a real court.  Or are they just bullies and poseurs?  We shall see.

Previous related posts:

• Unelected “experts” destroying credibility of human rights
• Ezra Levant faces down the “human rights” cops
• Steyn critics prove they don’t understand freedom of speech
• These guys are studying to be lawyers?

The collect for today, the Feast Day of Saint David (c. 520-589), Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales (source):

Almighty God,
who called your servant David
to be a faithful and wise steward of your mysteries
for the people of Wales:
in your mercy, grant that,
following his purity of life and zeal for the gospel of Christ,
we may with him receive the crown of everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Gospel: St Mark 4:26-29
The Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 2:2b-12