Great News: Toronto area Conservative MP Corneliu Chisu supports Free Speech and Bill

Written by Paul Fromm

Thursday, 03 November 2011 03:14

> > ** > > Great News: Toronto area Conservative MP Corneliu Chisu supports Free > Speech and Bill C-304 **** > > (*An Act to remove the censorship powers from the fanatical CHRC*)**** > > * * > > * > http://blog.freedomsite.org/2011/11/great-news-toronto-area-conservative-mp.html > * > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Earlier today I received a fantastic letter from Toronto area Conservative > MP Corneliu Chisu <http://www.corneliuchisu.ca/> (Pickering-Scarborough) > who support Bill C-304, an Act to Protect Freedom of Speech<http://www.stopsection13.com/repeal_sec13.html>, > and strip the censorship powers away from the fanatics of the *Canadian > Human Rights Commission*.**** > > ** ** > > It is very impressive to see a Toronto-area Conservative MP stand-up for > Freedom of Speech and seconding Bill C-304<http://www.parl.gc.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?Language=E&billId=5124394&Mode=1>. > Unfortunately, Bill C-304 is a private members bill, and not (yet) a > government bill, so it has a limited chance to even pass. According to the > Parliament of Canada Website, since 1910 only 235 private members bills > have ever passed. (789 private members’ bills were introduced during the > last Parliament, and only four received Royal Assent, of which one > established the National Holocaust Memorial). But the wind is in the sails > for freedom, and numerous Conservative AND Liberal MPs have spoken > publically <http://www.stopsection13.com/repeal_sec13.html> about freedom > of speech and removing the ravenous censorship provision Section 13. (In > fact it was Liberal MP Dr. Keith Martin who first proposed > <http://blog.freedomsite.org/2008/11/liberal-mp-keith-martin-resurrects-bill.html>a > motion in the House of Commons to remove Section 13) **** > > ** ** > > Here is the letter I received today:**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Mr. Lemire,**** > > ** ** > > Thank you for your letter that you sent to our Ottawa office regarding > your request for Mr. Chisu to support C-304. **** > > ** ** > > I am pleased to inform you that not only will Mr. Chisu be supporting the > bill, but in fact he is a seconder for C-304 as well.**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > Matthew van Vorstenbos**** > > Legislative Assistant **** > > Corneliu Chisu, MP Pickering-Scarborough East**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > * * > > *What is wrong with Section 13 of the CHRA?* > > ** ** > > Sections 13 and 54 of the ***Canadian**** Human Rights Act* are a direct > attack on the freedom of expression guaranteed to us under the Charter of > Rights and Freedoms. The provisions of these sections allow the *** > Canadian**** Human Rights Commission* to prosecute anyone alleged to have > said or written something “*likely to expose a person or persons to > hatred or contempt*” whether there is a living, breathing victim or not.** > ** > > ** ** > > Vague concepts such as speech or writing “*likely to cause hatred or > contempt”* are the basis of expensive state-funded prosecution of > individuals. The statute provides no objective legal test for “*hate*” or > any objective means of determining what constitutes “*contempt*”. As a > result, the CHRC is used by various groups and individuals, as a risk-free > taxpayer funded method to silence their critics and those they disagree > with. CHRC investigators have testified that that “*freedom of speech is > an American concept*” and therefore not valid in Canada. Such statements > are contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but are standard > operating procedure for the extremists at the CHRC.**** > > ** ** > > Commissioners of the ***Canadian****s Human Rights Tribunal*, who are not > judges and are often not even lawyers, have held that “*truth”* is not a > defence against prosecution under Section 13. In fact, if you argue the > truth of your statements, it is then used as proof of your guilt, and a > rational to increase the amount of fines! *Intent* or *fair comment* are > also not defenses. In fact, there is not a single listed defence under > Section 13! Because of the lack of any defenses, the Tribunal has a 100% > conviction rate since 1978. The ***Canadian**** Human Rights Tribunal*routinely ignores the principles of fundamental justice, such as the rules > of evidence, and these kangaroo courts, even allow hearsay evidence.**** > > ** ** > > On September 2, 2009 the *Canadian Human Rights Tribunal* found in the * > Lemire* case that Section 13 was unconstitutional and in violation of the > *Charter*. In the decision the Tribunal slammed the CHRC for being > aggressive and confrontational. In 2008, the CHRC’s own hand-picked expert > – Richard Moon of the University of Windsor – wrote a substantial report on > Section 13 with his main recommendation being to repeal it.**** > > ** ** > > Every journalist, writer, Internet webmaster, publisher and private > citizen in Canada can be the subject of a Human Rights complaint for > expressing an opinion or telling the truth. Given the ambiguity of Section > 13, it is virtually impossible for any individual to determine if they > might be in violation of Section 13. Arbitrary censorship and punishment > are wrong, and cannot be justified in a free society.**** > > ** ** > > *1:* The *Canadian Human Rights Commission* and *Tribunal* are not fair, > and make arbitrary decisions based on who an accused is – rather than on a > fair and impartial application of the statute they enforce. High profile > victims, such as Macleans Magazine, Mark Steyn and Ezra Levant are given a > free pass, while others, less prominent and lacking the resources to hire > legal council are relentlessly prosecuted. Friends of the CHRC are given a > free pass to promote hate with impunity, while others are dragged through 8 > years of prosecutions. This creates a major chill on freedom of expression > since there is no discernable “line” between speech that is prohibited and > speech that is “acceptable” to the CHRC. **** > > *2:* The CHRC pays no heed to constitutionally protected rights such as > Freedom of Expression. In place they use imaginary “*rights”* such as the > “*right to be free from contempt”*. There is no such right in our *Charter > *. Lead investigators at the CHRC have testified that “*freedom of speech > is an American concept*” which does not apply to **Canadian**s. The CHRC > only believes in “group” rights, and not the rights of individuals to > “speak truth to power”, hence the 100% conviction rate. **** > > *3:* The CHRC is out of control has recently been under a series of > investigations. CHRC investigators have been criminally investigated by the > *RCMP* for the criminal theft of telecommunications services; The *Privacy > Commissioner of Canada* has ruled against the CHRC on multiple occasions. > In the meantime, the CHRC continues to apply the law in an arbitrary and > capricious manner.**** > > *4:* In contravention of their mandate or the law, the CHRC has engaged > in clandestine spying operations on Canadians, including using neo-Nazi > aliases to engage Canadians in conversations. The CHRC has even gone as > far as posting questionable material on neo-Nazi internet websites. The > CHRC shockingly attempted to claim it would injure “*National Security*” > when information on their neo-Nazi accounts was subpoenaed by the * > Tribunal*.**** > > *5:* The entire process is paid for by taxpayers on behalf of the > complainants. The defendants must pay their costs personally. There is no > legal aid and there is no way to claim costs, even if the defendants are > found innocent.**** > > ** ** > > It’s time to abolish the Canadian Human Rights Commission and pack off > this shameful censorship outfit to the “embarrassing lapses” dustbin of > history. I have made some shocking allegations against the CHRC in this > letter, and am more than willing to provide detailed documentation on each > and every point I made in this letter. If you would like further > information, please do not hesitate to contact me.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > -Marc Lemire**** > > *Freedom Activist* > > www.freedomsite.org**** > > www.stopsection13.com**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *See full post at: * > > **· *** > http://blog.freedomsite.org/2011/11/great-news-toronto-area-conservative-mp.htmlor at > * > > **· *** > http://canadianhumanrightscommission.blogspot.com/2011/11/great-news-toronto-area-conservative-mp.html > * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > * * > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** >