Ezra Levant on free speech: "I am a major crime scene"

Ezra Levant, former publisher of Western Standard Magazine, defends free speech and attacks the legitimacy of human rights commissions. Presented at the Joseph Howe Symposium, "The Media's Right to Offend: Exploring legal and ethical limits on free speech", hosted by University of King's College School of Journalism and the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership on November 1, 2008.

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[blogegog]

Free speech. Coming back to Canadian towns in the near future, thanks to Mr. Levant.

[FrozenGeezer]

God bless Ezra for his courage. Folks, send him money so he can continue to fight these quasi-fascist human rights commissions in Canada.

[lictor313]

It's shocking that we have come to the point that to articulate common sense and basic freedom of speech concepts is almost an revolutionary act in these new dark ages in Canada.

Ezra Levant in normal times (say pre-1970's) would have been an ordinary man... in this ominous age, he is a courageous and admirable champion of freedom... the human "riots" tribunal is a filthy den of wretched degenerates

[SuperMegaBrick]

Right on Ezra

[lorrainegate]

Ezra is my hero...

The fighter of the thought police!!!

I love this man

Go Ezra Go!!!

[mjm987654321]

Go Ezra. What a breath of fresh air. I lived in Alberta and wanted to see the comic. No one can argue that it wasn't revelant.

[mjm987654321]

I love Ezra. Mohammed put many to death by the sword. Those who wouldn't accept his moon god. Some of his followers want to censor comic strips. I think the comic strip fits and is therefore revelant. I personally wanted to see the cartoon for myself.

[robert7777777]

lol. "a Major crime scene". That's funny.

[brassbanjo]

thecatfromthecat,

"no citizen should use language or indulge in behaviour intended to demean others on the basis of ..... , sex"

you have just placed many feminists,

including college prefessors, media bigshots,

and government ministers, on the wrong side of the law. Maybe legal proceedings are appropriate?

Brassbanjo

[thecatfromthehat]

Those rights take precedence. Harassment is still harassment, even when it comes transparently cloaked in the mantle of freedom of speech.

MCfool everyone society

[thecatfromthehat]

Those rights take precedence. Harassment is still harassment, even when it comes transparently cloaked in the mantle of freedom of speech.

[thecatfromthehat]

Those rights take precedence over this. Harassment is still harassment, even when it comes transparently cloaked in the mantle of freedom of speech.

Erza mocks this family by name,origin, power of media. This only polarizes people when we mock them.