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Thursday, 01 October 2009

The Ceej stands with censors: The Canadian Human Rights Commission will be appealing the Lemire-Warman ruling after all--and the Canadian Jewish Congress, for one, is tickled pink:
TORONTO- Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) commends the Canadian Human Rights Commission for seeking judicial review of the decision in the case of Warman v. Lemire which involved a number of alleged antisemitic and homophobic postings on Lemire's web site.

"CJC agrees that the decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in this case is based on significant errors of law. These errors raise important questions about the constitutionality of s.13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act that require clarification," said Congress CEO Bernie M. Farber. "We support the Canadian Human Rights Commission in its application for judicial review and urge the Federal Court to rectify the errors of the Tribunal's decision in Lemire."
What about Warman’s antisemitic and homophobic postings? How does the Ceej propose to, um, “rectify” that hatred?

Posted by: scaramouche at 21:10 | link | comments (6)


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#1  01 October 2009 - 21:54
 
Tickled pink is a bit of literary license. The ceej seems to want some clarity. Rather wise if you ask me.
Anonymous
#2  01 October 2009 - 22:43
 

No, what it wants is censorship. That much is clear.

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#3  01 October 2009 - 23:04
 
What's next for Bernie? Bestowing the Saul hayes award on Idi Amin perhaps?
Anonymous
#4  02 October 2009 - 00:02
 
Idi's dead. Maybe an award for the leader of Somalia, since BF's really big on the Jew-Somali connection.
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#5  02 October 2009 - 00:48
 
Tickled pink is the exact right phrase as in tickled pinko socialist, not pink-cheeked with embarrassment at treating all Canadians like foaming at the mouth intolerants who are kept in line only by the HRC lash.

If Bernie and crew really represent majority Jewish opinion as he purports to do, then there's going to be some justified criticism of their community that is not antisemitic but resentment at their anti-Canadian views.
Anonymous
#6  02 October 2009 - 12:26
 
Not that Jew-haters need much reason to hate Jews, but the Ceej's actions vis-a-vis censorship certainly don't make us look very good.

Rather ironic, that.
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