Ezra Levant’s case against a tribunal system that flattens civil liberties in Canada
Maclean’s Editor-in-Chief Kenneth Whyte, who was recently named The Canadian Journalism Project’s Newsperson of the Year, talks about the award, Human Rights Commissions and the future of print journalism
Must-reads: Vaughn Palmer on cutting costs in Victoria; Christie Blatchford on the “S.M.” trial.
Must-reads: Rosie DiManno on race statistics; Lawrence Martin on finding a new Speaker
Must-reads: Don Martin and Lawrence Martin on Election Fever!; L. Ian MacDonald on Obama’s speech.
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…and demand an apology from The New Yorker for insulting Obama… no, wait, for insulting Muslims and people who wear Afros and burn flags, or wait again… should that be, for insulting people who believe that the Obamas are Muslims who wear Afros and burn flags… Gosh, satire is so confusing!
Merciful heavens, it’s the last day. Time for final arguments…
Lots of good coverage of yesterday’s proceedings, beginning with the mighty Ezra Levant, who had so much fun he’s staying on another day. Also Brian Hutchinson, my old stable mate at the Post, pays appropriate homage to the majesty of it all. Plus the great man himself, of course, and uber-blogger Michelle Malkin and Jay Currie and … well, I better get in while there’s a chance of a seat…
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Our colleague Mark Steyn will be on TVO’s redoubtable Steve Paikin interview show, The Agenda, tonight. So will some of the students who like to stand in for the shy fellow who launched a Human Rights Commission complaint against Mark. The details are… complex. I will let Mark tell you all about it. But I’m pretty sure I know what I’ll be watching on TVO tonight at 8….
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