Monday, December 24, 2007, 01:01 PM - Miscellaneous
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 05:35 PM - Justice
Author and commentator Mark Steyn, and MacLeans Magazine, have been charged for Human Rights Violations by the Canadian Islamic Congress. This petition is posted to present to PM Harper. Follow the link at the bottom to sign the petition.
To the Prime Minister of Canada, all federal leaders and provincial premiers:
We, the undersigned Canadians, declare our firm and unequivocal support for free speech.
We categorically reject any effort on the part of the government or any of its organs to limit free expression of opinion on any issue, except where there is a clear communication to do physical harm to another person or where there is a question of defamation.
We affirm that controversial opinions are a constituent part of a healthy and vibrant democracy, and that to silence any opinion, however seemingly offensive to any member of the public, is harmful to a free and open society.
We believe that Canadians themselves, and not unelected quasi-judicial bodies, will decide which ideas are advanced and which ideas are rejected in forming the values and laws of our country. We believe that government should not intrude in this dialogue between Canadians and among Canadians.
We believe that free speech should not be fined or taxed because it does not meet the speech conditions imposed by a group of government functionaries.
We believe that Canadians should not live under the yoke of intimidation and threats when they seek to speak their minds on the issues of vital importance to the future and security of our nation.
We believe that every Canadian is entitled to due process under the law if a complaint is lodged against him or her.
We believe that truth is a defense against any and all allegations. We believe that without the acknowledgment of the truth, there can be no justice or peace in Canada.
We consider many complaints launched through so-called "human rights commissions" to be political tools to shut down dissent and uphold politically correct thought and opinion. In particular, we note the inordinate number of successful cases brought against conservatives and, in particular, Christians.
We believe that continued support for the suppression of free speech by these commissions will have far-reaching and destructive consequences to the Canadian state.
Therefore, we, the undersigned, call for the immediate suspension of all so-called human rights commissions in Canada until a full and impartial review is conducted to ensure that Canadians' fundamental right to freedom of speech is preserved.
We are a free people. We refuse to be suppressed. We demand our freedom to speak.
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Monday, December 10, 2007, 07:57 PM - Environment
Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion has criticized PM Harper for standing firm, in Bali, requiring that major greenhouse gas emitters such as India and China should be included in requirements for binding g-h-g emission targets.
Mr Dion has charged that the Harper government is deliberately sabotaging attempts to forge a new climate change agreement at the United Nations conference in Bali.
"To be asking countries with hundreds of millions of people in poverty (to accept binding targets) is not a position that is going to move along things here in Bali. It is going to derail everything." said Dale Marshall, a representative of the David Suzuki Foundation.
We must always remember that, with our limited understanding of our planet, we can only guess what are the causes of global warming. What we do know, without a doubt, is that this planet has been warming since the last ice age.
Supporting another Kyoto type deal does nothing to deal with pollution which we can, and must, deal with. It makes our elected government subordinate to an unelected world government. Should we agree to a plan which allows unequal responsibility for 'global warming' action, we are damaging our own economic prospects while allowing other countries to develop their economy.
Environment Minister John Baird has said, "Eliminating emissions in one country but allowing them to skyrocket in another does nothing to reduce the global burden of harmful substances that contribute to climate change and pollute the air we breathe,"
I do not believe that global warming is anthropogenic. But for those people who do believe it's anthropogenic, to allow the global emissions of g-h-g to continue as long as it's somebody else polluting makes no sense. Thank you Mr. Baird for making sense and standing firm on this!
Mr. Dion seems to want any deal, good or bad for Canadians, just to say we've reached agreement. That's not good enough! Our government is elected to look out for the best interests of Canadians first, then we can look at other countries to see where we can work together.
Mr. Marshall seems to of the same opinion. We must reduce the burden of controlled g-h-g emissions on other countries but increase the burden sustained by our own children.
We need to deal with the pollutants we produce in this country, but on our terms. We do not need to be placed under the thumb of an unelected body. We elect our leaders. If we don't like what they are doing, we don't elect them again.
That's a whole different mind-set from countries where someone assumes a leadership role and subordinates everyone else to their will. That type of subordination is what Kyoto-ites want Canada to accept.
I will not agree to submit to a dictatorship. We have responsibilities in Canada and we have freedoms.
As Benjamin Franklin said, "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."
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Saturday, November 24, 2007, 02:33 AM - Electoral Reform
If the Human Rights Tribunals are able to silence Political Parties then democracy has taken a fatal blow...
If we are to be charged for anything we've ever said, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, then who is safe?
If we cannot quote information from reliable, or even non-reliable, sources, then who is safe?
This is an important case for every Canadian!
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Christian Heritage Party investigated for writings about homosexuality
Canada's Christian Heritage Party and its leader, Ron Gray, are being taken to the Canadian Human Rights Commission over commentary and opinion related to how the government and society should treat homosexuality. And Gray says he's been told directly by an employee of the Human Rights Commission that the Canadian Human Rights Act is "about censorship".
Complaint centres in part on re-posting of 5-year old WorldNetDaily.com news article
An Edmonton man, Rob Wells, has filed three complaints against Gray and his party. Two of them relate to the reposting of an item first published on WorldNetDaily.com back in April of 2002; an article written by Jon Dougherty entitled "Report: Pedophilia more common among 'gays' - Research purports to reveal 'dark side' of homosexual culture". The third complaint is against Ron Gray personally for several commentaries he wrote and distributed to party members. One of those commentaries, entitled "Sitcom prophet", likened the current climate of debate about homosexuality in Canada to the "Cone of Silence" in the 1960's-era television situation comedy "Get Smart", where the two leading characters would isolate themselves in a room where no-one could hear them, but they couldn't hear one another either. Gray wrote in the commentary that: "The problem with Canada's 'Cone of Silence' over the issue of homosexuality is that, like the security device in 'Get Smart', the inevitable result is that no one can communicate anything - and even the truth gets silenced."
In an exclusive interview with noapologies.ca, Ron Gray says the complaints filed against him and his party allege they are "motivated by hate, and defaming homosexual persons."
Ron Gray: "Commission employee told me: 'Canadian Human Rights Act is about censorship.'"
And, he says, when he had a conversation with a Commission employee, mediator Bob Fagan, about the specifics of the allegation, he was astonished at what he heard.
"I told him that it seemed to be an abuse of the Human Rights Act for someone to try and use it as an instrument of censorship. And when I said that, on the phone, there was a pause and then he said, in a somewhat astonished tone: 'But the Human Rights Act is about censorship'. Then it was my turn to be silent on my end, because I found that breath-taking. For the Human Rights Commission's own mediator to acknowledge that censorship was the purpose of their Act."
Gray: "Charge me under the Criminal Code; I'm perfectly willing to risk going to jail."
And Gray says as fas as the "hate motivation" is concerned, nothing could be further from the truth. "I would contend", he says, "that Christians are the best friends homosexuals have because we want to see them delivered from an addiction that will shorten their lives."
Gray also says he'd be much happier fighting this battle in a regular court rather than before the Canadian Human Rights Commission, where the usual rules of evidence don't apply. "If (Mr. Wells) truly believes I am motivated by hate, his complaint should not be before the Human Rights Commission. He should charge me under Section 319 of the Criminal Code (of Canada). That carries with is the possiblity of two years in jail, but in defence of the (free speech) rights of Canadians I am perfectly willing to risk going to jail."
We'll have the full interview with Ron Gray on our "week in review" program this weekend.
Tristan Emmanuel: Case shows the need for Canadians to speak up.
Reaction to the case has been swift. The president of the ECP Centre, Tristan Emmanuel, says the charges against the CHP are more evidence of how far militant homosexuals will go to shut down any form of dissent in Canada. "The only reason these people are getting away with it", Emmanuel says, "is because there's not enough of an outcry from the common folk in Canada saying: 'Enough! You're not going to short-change our Charter rights simply because you figure everyone either has to agree with what you're doing or shut up.'" Emmanuel says there's a real need to wake Canadians up to the "sorry state of Free Speech" in their country.
No Apologies
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 03:54 PM - Miscellaneous
It is the VETERAN, not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the VETERAN, not the politician,
who has given us the right to vote.
It is the VETERAN,
who salutes the Flag,
It is the veteran ,
who serves under the Flag,
ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.
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Monday, October 22, 2007, 11:37 AM - Electoral Reform
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2007
The second-largest of 12 federal political parties that have yet to
elect an MP has accused the four parties already in Parliament of
manipulating the Elections Act rules to keep newcomers out.
Ron Gray, leader of the Christian Heritage Party, told Broadcast
Arbitrator Peter S. Grant that allocating broadcast time according to
past election results violates principles in a Supreme Court decision.
That decision, in a successful suit by the Communist Party of Canada
against the 50-candidate rule in the Elections Act four years ago,
rested on an interpretation of Section 3 of the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms, which protects political rights of citizens.
Two statements in the ruling, written by Chief Justice Beverly
McLachlin, emphasize voters' rights to be reasonably informed, and
candidates' rights to a reasonable opportunity to present their
platforms.
"It has become apparent," Gray said, "that the parties now in
Parliament intend to continue to abuse the law-making authority given
to them by the people of Canada, in order to retain power and
privilege for
themselves."
The CHP and five other smaller parties noted that changes to election
financing rules have made it much more difficult for parties outside
Parliament to raise funds—and at the same time give the four parties
now
in Parliament $30 million a year of taxpayers' money to fund their
re-election campaigns.
Recently an Ontario court rejected the 2% and 5% threshold rules for
access to public funding injected into the Elections Act by the former
Liberal government's Bill C-24; but the Conservative government has
appealed that decision. Gray said that appeal reveals "a continuation
of the 'fortress mentality' of the four parties already in the House."
The CHP has, for a decade, proposed an alternative mode of public
funding that would place the disposition of public funds in the hands
of the electorate. This plan was presented to Parliament by the former
Chief Elections Officer, but was rejected by the Standing Committee on
Elections and Procedures.
"Similar distortions of fairness have also plagued access to broadcast
advertising," said Gray. "However, the Elections Act gives a degree of
flexibility to the Broadcast Arbitrator, and that flexibility has, in
the recent past, been exercised with a view to leveling, to the
limited extent the Act allows, the playing field.
"But much more is required."
The CHP, supported by all but one of the other extra-parliamentary
parties at the meeting, asked the Broadcast Arbitrator "to appeal past
partisan interests to the better natures of Canada's MPs, asking them
to
place the public good above partisan advantage."
The broadcast provisions of the Elections Act and its election
financing provisions must be amended, they said, giving priority to
the voters' right to information priority, rather than advantage for
the parties in
the House.
"The primary objective of all the regulations that bear upon financing
and media access must be this," Gray said:"Voters have an absolute
right to have full access to adequate information about all the
electoral options available to them."
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federal political party, and the only federal party that unashamedly
endorses the 'supremacy of God' clause in the Canadian Constitution.
To learn more, call toll-free 1-888-VOTE CHP (1-888-868-3247) or visit
our web site at www.chp.ca
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