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June 05, 2008
Al & Mike Show Episode 26 - Mark Steyn
Mark Steyn (www.marksteyn.com) joins us for the whole program to talk to us about the goings on at the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.
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Posted by Mike Brock on June 5, 2008 | Permalink
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Apologize for running long? Don't be silly—it was terrific. I could have a listened a whole lot longer.
Thanks.
Posted by: Arnie Keller | Jun 5, 2008 7:25:22 PM
Mark Steyn was very interesting and informative as usual.
What I wasn't previously aware of was that Rob Nicholson's press secretary didn't return repeated calls and emails from him.
Steyn pointed out that in comparison, his inquiries to Buckingham Palace and the White House are responded to immediately. What happened to Harper's election promise for an open and accountable Conservative government in Canada??
Having read Ezra's analysis of of the Dept of Justice's position paper on the Lemiere case, I am also very disappointed that Minister Nicholson is still officially defending the CHRC legislation as it stands - government gag laws enforced by unqualified pseudo-judges, who, if they act like the BCHRC Kangaroos did with the MacLeans case, make up rules of evidence and process on the fly.
The deaf ears in Nicholson's office, and lining up on the wrong side of the freedom of speech issue bring deserved shame to Minister Nicholson and the Conservative government.
From a purely political perspective, if the media hopefully lines up solidly against Sec 13, which I hope they do, and if the public lines up behind freedom of speech (as compared to our current Orwellian situation), it will leave the "conservative" government looking incompetent and hypocritical to its core principles. After all, minimizing government intervention in the lives of citizens is a conservative value.
I hope Harper's government will take the appropriate action before the next election, because otherwise, there may be a lot of volunteers deciding to watch the next election from the sidelines.
Posted by: EK | Jun 7, 2008 5:51:47 AM
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