The Steyn Inquistion

I'm actually astonished that the main stream press hasn't carried the ball on Mark Steyn and the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

But then the media's all about free speech right?

Here's a journalist with a take.

Created in the late 1970s, Canada’s human rights commissions were to be the Holy Office of the Inquisition of the ultra-liberal state. This quickly gave rise to a dilemma. Human rights commissions always had a problem with a fundamental tenet of liberalism, namely liberty. But what the hell — the Holy Inquisition always had a problem with a fundamental tenet of Christianity, namely compassion. When zealots are hot to trot, they don’t let little contradictions stop them.

Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) came into being to guarantee free speech, press, conscience and opinion. Canada’s human rights commissions (1977) came into being to limit free speech, press, conscience and opinion. Together they symbolize the divine omnipotence of the modern state that giveth and taketh away — whether rights and freedoms, or crass matters such as income and capital gains.

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