Time to Abolish Cdn Human Rights Commission, They Hate Debate

dumpthemonarchy

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A CTV "debate" fizzles as HCHR head said she would not appear with Ezra Levant on TV. What they wanted and what they got was a completely controlled discussion with no rebuttals and no give and take between two individuals. This is one of the basis of democracy. Ezra Had to be silent while the CHRC person was asked questions. Then Ezra got his chance to speak. Ezra was all specifics, CHRC all generalities. The CHRC did not want to appear at all with Ezra, but the CTV did not agree-good for CTV.

The CHRC has shown they don't know what free speech is so they cannot regulate it. So, it's time to abolish the CHRC. Game over.

The CTV show Power Play.
Power Play : Friday, June 12
(it loads really slow)
 

Niflmir

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He who has a hammer sees every problem as a nail.

Why seek remedial solutions when one has punitive ones?

There are better ways of righting wrongs than the justice system.
 

Niflmir

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Agreed. All the necessary human rights are covered in the charter. All this comission does is stifle free -albeit ignorant- speech. All they do is try and prevent people from being offended. It's ridiculous.

Maybe you need to read the charter. And pay particular attention to the very first section.

What good are rights without protecting said rights? Who amongst us thinks that rights do not sometimes conflict or that some rights are absolute?
 

johnnyhangover

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See, you have a hammer: every problem is a nail.

uh, no. you've completely missed it. every problem is NOT a "nail", as the commission would have us believe. Many issues the commission deals with are not human rights violations, and so are not worthy of the judiciary OR the commission, even though they would have us believe they are. If someone's human rights have truely been violated then the courts are more than capable of handing down a decision.
 

Niflmir

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uh, no. you've completely missed it. every problem is NOT a "nail", as the commission would have us believe. Many issues the commission deals with are not human rights violations, and so are not worthy of the judiciary OR the commission, even though they would have us believe they are. If someone's human rights have truely been violated then the courts are more than capable of handing down a decision.

Do you mean the tribunal? Certainly many of the cases heard by the commission are not violations and this is why they do not send it to the tribunal.

The hammer is the justice system and its punitive solutions which the tribunal does not dish out. The tribunal seeks remedial solutions.

based on what?

Based on the fact that I don't hear you clamoring for changes to our libel laws.
 

Socrates the Greek

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Time to Abolish Cdn Human Rights Commission, They Hate Debate,


That is a scary thought as well the gateway to a revolution.
 

johnnyhangover

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Do you mean the tribunal? Certainly many of the cases heard by the commission are not violations and this is why they do not send it to the tribunal.

The hammer is the justice system and its punitive solutions which the tribunal does not dish out. The tribunal seeks remedial solutions.



Based on the fact that I don't hear you clamoring for changes to our libel laws.

First, libel laws have nothing to do with human rights.

Second, If human rights have been violated, the violator is guilty under the charter. If the tribunal is seeking "remedial" solutions, it's because someone offended someone else, but didn't violate there charter rights. this makes them useless.

Third, by your logic the tribunal would seek "remedial" solutions for things like genocide and other hate crimes.

sillyness.