Were an opinion a personal possession of no value except to the owner; if to be obstructed in the enjoyment of it were simply a private injury, it would make some difference whether the injury was inflicted only on a few persons or on many. But the peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.
(John Stuart Mill, On Liberty)
Canada is a country that thrives on censorship.
Whether is the two laws already passed that control media or the flimsy way in which Canadians pretend to care about freedom of speech but a seriously long checklist of things one is not allowed to talk about because the truth is verboten open discussion increase wisdom, Canadians are horrified of being adults who can entertain any thought, idea, notion, or word that tears them away from Netflix.
But don't take my word for it:
“It’s time for Canada to join France in recognizing the State of Palestine,” wrote Liberal Member of Parliament Sameer Zuberi in a recent Instagram post about his meeting with Dr. Riyad Mansour, Palestine’s Ambassador to the United Nations. “Nearly 150 states, Spain and Ireland included, already do.”
Zuberi represents the Pierrefonds-Dollard riding on the Island of Montreal. Ron Goldman, one of the riding’s constituents, says he left a “critical but civil” comment on Zuberi’s post and that his comment was removed shortly after being posted
A screenshot of the comment shows Goldman accusing Mansour of “back[ing] a regime that educates children to hate and hides rockets in schools.” Goldman describes the ambassador as “a propagandist in a suit” and calls Zuberi’s meeting with Mansour an act of “moral surrender.” The comment was not visible on Zuberi’s Instagram post one day later, suggesting the MP or his staff may have hidden or deleted it. It is also possible that the comment was hidden by Instagram’s content filtering algorithms.
Zuberi’s original post was made on a verified public account that he uses to share information about his political activities. The alleged removal of Goldman’s comment raises questions about the line between appropriate content moderation and censorship by a public official.
Zuberi did not respond to National Post requests for comments before deadline.
Frustrated by the removal of his comment, Goldman says that he reported his experience to the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. “We’re supposed to live in a democracy where all viewpoints are heard and discussed and debated. That’s what really pissed me off … Whether it’s on the left or the right, politicians should not be allowed to censor their constituents.”
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression. Section 32 states that the obligations expressed in the Charter apply to Parliament, the Government of Canada and all provincial governments.
The Charter is a garbage document written by a communist and a wife-beater that serves only to protect the Crown and not the people.
And now here we are.
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A Liberal-sponsored petition is asking the Commons to criminalize political lies. MP Karim Bardeesy (Taiaiako’n-Parkdale, Ont.), parliamentary secretary for industry, sponsored the petition: “MPs have been accused of making important public statements that are false and without evidence.”
Like producing a document outlining how much money will be spent if we don't save people?
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Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested Tuesday he is considering substituting or rescinding the Online News Act to ensure local news is disseminated wider and faster two years after Meta banned access to news on its platforms.
Carney made the unexpected suggestion while announcing over $1 billion in loan guaranteed and long-term supports for the softwood lumber industry at a mill in West Kelowna, B.C.
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