Terry Tremaine Keeping the Courts Busy Curbing Dissent

Written by Paul Fromm

Sunday, 17 July 2011 19:17

*Terry Tremaine Keeping the Courts Busy Curbing Dissent* Some months ago*, Richard Warman*, who filed both the original *Sec. 13 (Internet* censorship) human rights complaint and the subsequent *Sec. 319 *("hate law") complaint against dissident university lecturer *Terry Tremaine, * said that the purpose of his serial complaints was to “*knock out a generation of the neo-Nazi leadership and worst offenders*.” (*Globe and Mail*, March 19, 2011) Perhaps, this explains not just these complaints and his complaint to the *University of Saskatchewan* that cost Mr. Tremaine his job in 2005, but the relentless pursuit by Mr. Warman of Mr. Tremaine with further complaints of "contempt of court" for Mr. Tremaine, for a while, having continued to air his views on the *Internet* despite the *Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's* "cease and desist order." Mr. Tremaine would argue that what he wrote was not the "same or similar expressions" banned by the gag order.** On June 18, Mr. Tremaine and his lawyer *Doug Christie *appeared in Regina for a *Rowbotham Application*. Mr. Tremaine, who has been rendered virtually penniless by the job loss and mysterious harassment his employers face at each new job he finds, sought *Saskatchewan Court Services* (or legal aid) to pay for the appointment *of Doug Christie* to represent him in the *Sec. 319* or hate charges which go to trial probably early next year. He won a temporary stay of the *Sec. 319* charges as Court Services and Mr. Christie continue negotiations. At the hearing, Court Services Mr. Mitchell argued that *Doug Christie* was "top drawer" and that Mr. Tremaine was entitled only to "competent" representation. Mr. Tremaine points out: "Mr. Mitchell seemed to argue that anyone with a law degree was competent. They'll have to bring in someone from out of Province if they are to get anyone competent for me." There has been only one *Sec. 319* prosecution in Saskatchewan. The victim there was the late *Chief David Ahenakew* and his lawyer was ....? *Doug Christie*! No Saskatchewan lawyer has ever represented a "hate law" victim. The only other lawyer in Canada with any substantial *Sec. 319* experience is *Peter Lindsay* of Toronto, who represented many of the young anti-illegals protesters in the "honk if you hate Gypsies" case. Finally, this aspect of the case has been solved. *Saskatchewan Court Services* and Mr. Christie have reached an agreement and “the Battling Barrister” will be representing Terry Tremaine for the Sec. 319 thought crimes trial. On July 15, Mr. Tremaine was supposed to appear before the *Court of Queen's Bench* for a pre-trial hearing in the "hate law" case. There, case law motions and preliminary arguments were to be heard. The formal court hearing was replaced with a conference call. At. The *Crown*’s request the proceedings were adjourned to September 2. Apparently, they still haven’t appointed a Crown or prosecutor. “After three and a half years since I was charged, there is still no Crown,” Mr. Tremaine complains. It seems they don’t have anyone to handle the case.” [Amendments to the “hate law” contained in the new *Omnibus Anti-Crime Bill*, says Mr. Tremaine, give backhanded credit to *Doug Christie’s* arguments that posting material on a website in a foreign country does not constitute “communication” as defined by the “hate law.” The government intends to include” making available” in its definition of communicating “hate” over the Internet. The censorship lobby tail, it would appear, continues to wag the government dog, regardless of the party in power. On July 26, Mr. Tremaine will appear in a breach of undertaking charge. This hearing will be to set a date for trial. Mr. Tremaine was accused of violating his bail conditions when, on July 22, 2009, he allegedly posted his planned defence on *STORMFRONT* on the eve of his trial for *Contempt of Court.* The trial was abruptly adjourned *sine die*. Finally, and, if these cases aren't enough, Mr. Tremaine must be in Victoria, September 17. The *Canadian Human Rights Commission* is appealing its loss in *Federal Court* last year of the "contempt of court" charge mentioned above. .

 

Hear Paul Fromm -- The Fighting Side of Me: Surviving Minority-itis

Written by Paul Fromm

Sunday, 17 July 2011 04:41

Hear Paul Fromm -- The Fighting Side of Me: Surviving Minority-itis [image: Capleton] Host Paul Fromm: - Blasts Canadian donut chain Tim Horton’s for race mixing propaganda ad; - Refutes Globe and Mail columnist Marcus Gee’s equating non-support for a Gay “Pride” parade with “hate” and bigotry; - Reminds Ontario infrastructure planners that the reason for huge costs and gridlock is uncontrolled immigration; - Laughs at privileged minorities in conflict: Toronto “hate squad” and homosexual lobby get Jamaican Rasta singer Capleton cancelled for queer critical lyrics. http://reasonradionetwork.com/20110705/the-fighting-side-of-me-surviving-minority-itis

 

Vancouver City Council Consulted Red Chinese Consulate "Stakeholders" in Planning Ant

Written by Paul Fromm

Friday, 15 July 2011 04:53

*Vancouver City Council Consulted Red Chinese Consulate "Stakeholders" in Planning Anti-Free Speech Bylaw* Opium addicts coined a phrase "chasing the dragon" to describe the desperate addict smoking his opium way to ruined health and elusive bliss. For six decades, some Canadian politicians have chased the dragon in trying to curry favour with the communist Chinese. Occasionally, it was real support for communism -- in the case of *Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau*. In most, it was unprincipled greed -- the vision of billions of dollars in trade with China dancing before their eyes. For more than a decade, indeed, for more than 2,600 days, members of a strange Chinese group of dissidents have maintained silent vigil, day in day out, through rain and sunshine, outside the Red Chinese consulate in Vancouver. *Globe and Mail* correspondent *Gary Mason* picks up the story: " Ever since adherents of *Falun Gong*, a spiritual movement banned as a cult in China, began a silent protest vigil outside the Chinese consulate in Vancouver in 2001, it was little secret that diplomats from the communist power weren’t amused by the group’s presence. When the protesters erected a wooden shack to shield them from the elements during their round-the-clock remonstration, the protest camp became an even bigger embarrassment for Chinese officials stationed in the city. In 2006, then-mayor *Sam Sullivan* decided that the shack and banners had to go because they contravened local ordinances. Naturally, the matter ended up in court. The *B.C. Supreme Court* upheld Vancouver’s decision in 2009 (and the hut was dismantled), but, in October of 2010, the *B.C. Court of Appeal*reversed the ruling on the grounds that the city’s bylaw was unconstitutional. The court gave the city six months (with April 19 as the deadline) to rewrite the bylaw."(*Globe and Mail*, April 14, 2011) In mid-April," city staff presented *Vancouver City Council* with a new draft bylaw that would bar political protest structures in residential areas – site of the Chinese consulate – but would allow them in commercial and business zones. The draft ordinance also proposed charging licensing fees for those who wished to erect political protest structures. *Mayor Gregor Robertson*, uncomfortable with the plan to levy fees and with wording he feels could lead to the eviction of the homeless from certain locations, asked staff to take another run at the bylaw. A revised version is expected to be debated next week. While the proposed bylaw has ignited a free-speech debate, it’s the Chinese government’s involvement in the process that has some people even more upset. Count me among them. As it turns out, Chinese diplomats in Vancouver were consulted on the proposed new bylaw, allegedly on the grounds that they are a ‘stakeholder.’ Consulted how? What was said? Apparently, we’ll never know. *City manager Penny Ballem says those discussions are confidential*." Let's get this straight: democratically elected officials of a major Canadian city consulted representatives of a brutal dictatorship on how to limit protest rights of Canadians right here in Canada! Foreigners are now considered "stakeholders" by the *Vancouver City Council* and, of course, this is secrecy riddled Canada, and we're not permitted to know what was said.