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Monday, 16 November 2009

Liberals blast Tories for failing to protect Canadians’ “human rights”: Actually, they’re concerned primarily with protecting the “rights” of a certain Canadian--the one down in Gitmo:
OTTAWA – The Conservative government’s indifference to human rights abuses experienced by Canadians stranded abroad is on display in the Supreme Court today, as they continue their vendetta against former child solider and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr, Liberal MPs said today.
“Canadians shouldn’t have to rely on the court to force the government to safeguard our human rights,” said Irwin Cotler, Liberal Special Counsel for Human Rights and International Justice…
Agreed, Mr. Cotler. Canadians should not have to rely on the Supreme Court to get rid of Section 13, the censorship/anti-free speech provision of Canada’s Human Rights Act. You parliamentarians should step up and DIY. But since you and your fellow Grits are so focussed on (obsessed with) the rights of a “child soldier” and remain firm supporters of state censorship (control freaks that you are), and since the Tories aren't exactly willing to lead the way, that remains the remotest of possibilities.

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