Internal feuding in Conservative caucus over free speech

mentalfloss

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Conservatives and free speech lol


Sen. Lynn Beyak defends racist letters as ‘free speech,’ attacks Andrew Scheer for ouster

Sen. Lynn Beyak, who was ousted from the Conservative caucus last week over racist letters she posted to her parliamentary website, is doubling down in defence of her decision to post them and blasting her former leader as “inexperienced” and hampered by “political correctness.”

As Global News first reported last week, Beyak had posted roughly 100 letters she received from Canadians after she came under fire last year for defending residential schools and those who worked in them, despite the schools being places where thousands of Indigenous Canadian children were abused and died after being taken from their families over the last century.

https://globalnews.ca/news/3951973/...free-speech-attacks-andrew-scheer-for-ouster/
 

Hoof Hearted

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"and blasting her former leader as “inexperienced” and hampered by “political correctness.”

Sounds pretty accurate to me. I said mostly the same thing the other day on this forum.
 

Corduroy

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Kicking her out the Conservative caucus isn't a violation of her freedom on speech. The Conservative party is under no obligation to associate themselves with her views.
 

White_Unifier

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Kicking her out the Conservative caucus isn't a violation of her freedom on speech. The Conservative party is under no obligation to associate themselves with her views.

Agreed. She's free to speak under her own name and on her own dime.
 

Hoof Hearted

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She was defending the public's letters as Free Speech, not getting kicked out of caucus because of her own freedom of speech.
 

Hoof Hearted

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If you aren't allowed to say anything remotely truthful on the Native file, how do any of the problems ever get solved?
 

Hoof Hearted

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Okay. I thought they were removed. Soooo...the comments are racist because Beyak's followers agree with her?
 

Hoid

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If only. Instead she speaks as a member of the Senate and on our dime.
this is my main issue. I have no big problem with her being a racist (if she even is) and I have no bog issue with the ignore listers venting their spleens - but not on my tax dollars.

Do your hating on your own time.
 

Corduroy

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this is my main issue. I have no big problem with her being a racist (if she even is) and I have no bog issue with the ignore listers venting their spleens - but not on my tax dollars.

Do your hating on your own time.

Well, I'm against the existence of the Senate, but an elected officials saying whatever racist bullshit they want is fine by me. It's up to their party and their constituents to decide if those views represent them.

Okay. I thought they were removed. Soooo...the comments are racist because Beyak's followers agree with her?

No. Try reading about the issue before you bumble your way in here with your chip on shoulder shtick.
 

White_Unifier

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Yes it is

So should I be allowed to just proclaim that you assaulted me yesterday without risk of you suing me for it?

Should I be allowed to incite a crowd to lynch you?

Should I be allowed to cry 'fire' in a crowded theatre?