Then:
“Human rights commissions, as they are evolving,
are an attack on our fundamental freedoms
and the basic existence of a democratic society.
It is, in fact, totalitarianism.
I find this very scary stuff.”
~ Stephen Harper ~
BC Report (January 11, 1999)
Now:
Your views will be carefully considered,
and when appropriate your comments
may also be forwarded to a minister.” [click]
~ NOW 2– CLUCK & DUCK: Harper government wimps out in free speech fight. PMO to MPs: if free speech comes up, change the subject. The Conservative government waffles on Section 13 reform …. (Various)
Mark Steyn News
~ REMEMBER your actionables: write, call , speak out, letters to the editor (and remember to mention the url FreeMarkSteyn.com in all of them). The ‘Echo-Chamber’ effect of the blogosphere is not enough to bring about real-world change. It’s our country, and our freedom to lose. Get to work. And remember MP Keith Martin, too …. (FreeMarkSteyn.com)
~ THE CANADIAN ISLAMIC CONGRESS vs FREE SPEECH: NOW I KNOW… why the Justice Minister hasn’t replied to my letter …. (steynonline)
~ PODCAST: MARK STEYN TALKS ABOUT the Canadian thought police and recent developments in Britain …. (shirenetworknews)
~ “A NATION OF COWERERS AND WIMPS”: Margaret Wente returns to the fray – and, speaking of wimps, how about this? …. (G&M, Shaidle)
~ THE DAILY BAYONET— Osgoode Observations …. (dailybayonet.blog)
~ VIA SHAIDLE— A letter to MP Keith Martin …. (fivefeetoffury)
~ ROGER KIMBALL — “Why do the Brits hate free speech?” …. (pajamasmedia)
~ BLAZING CAT FUR— Section 13(1) – Remove the Muzzle from 
Conservative MP’s. Section 13 (1): Something Even The Real Nazi’s Would Approve …. (blazingcatfur.blog)
~ JAY CURRIE notes that Little Jason “CrackerJack” Cherniak is not amused …. (jaycurrie)
~ SOCON.CA— Barney Gets Burned …. (socon.ca)
~ FREEDOM OF SPEECH: UK Muslim: “I was forced to marry my cousin” …. (fivefeetoffury)
~ SOCON.CA— No Political Will on Free Speech; Rally for Free Speech …. (socon.ca)
~ ONTARIO’S Provincial Police Commissioner Fantino warns of terrorist threat …. (p2bc)
~ WHAT’S DUTCH for ‘Surrender Monkeys’? “What’s in a name?” Lent is really Ramadan. Of course the irony is that some Muslim customs are clearly a grab-bag of Jewish and Christian customs, with a sprinkling of Arabian paganism …. (Various)
~ PENTAGON JIHAD— the worm turns: Muslim aide to Deputy Secretary of Defense to step down: “He’s a Muslim Brother“. Elsewhere in the US: Jordanian student to ex-Muslim speaker: “You are an enemy of Islam and you must die” …. (Various)
~ GYAPONG— “Things done in bad taste or worse”; THE HOLOCAUST AS JOKE MATERIAL: THE RESPONSE TO KATE MCMILLAN (SO FAR) …. (deborahgyapong.blog, WK)
~ ELSEWHERE IN EURABIA, Belgian Cafe Waiter: ‘We are not serving Jews, out of here’ …. (solomonia.com)
~ THE ENEMIES of free speech are on the march (Part 9). “Shut up in the name of ‘diversity’ “? …. (renewamerica.us)
~ CELESTIAL JUNK— Kafir Multiculturalism. From the lips of an ex-Muslim …. (cjunk.blog)
~ A LETTER from the Canadian Association for Free Expression to The Hon. Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice …. (samfunn)
Ezra Levant Links
~ EZRA LEVANT— Two parties comment on human rights legislation; Profaning the Holocaust …. (ezralevant)
~ MARGARET WENTE: Free speech has to be for everyone. Wente: “We are a nation of cowerers and wimps” …. (blazingcatfur.blog, 5fof)
~ DAVID WARREN: England’s crisis is ours, too. British cops: Jihadis have infiltrated government and public utilities …. (p2bc, HotAir)
~ STANDARD FREEHOLDER: “The risk of free speech” …. (standard-freeholder)
~ TIME IMMORTAL: “What was I saying about Sharia being anti-woman?” …. (timeimmortal.net)
~ KATE @ SDA— “The Alberta Liberal Party just rose a few notches in my estimation. No, the other Alberta Liberal Party – the one that isn’t in office. Ezra exerpts the relevant passages” …. (sda)
~ CHECK IN on the new Union of Bloggers …. (unionofbloggers)
~ MELANIE PHILLIPS: Multicultural creep …. (spectator.co.uk)
~ THOUGHT-CRIMINAL— UK Anglican Bishop Fined £47,345 and Sent for “Re-Education” in Gay Employment Case …. (socon.ca)
~ FJORDMAN: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Infiltration of the West …. (JiWa)
~ SOCON.CA— “Sign on or stay out” …. (socon.ca)
~ WORLDWIDE RELIGIOUS WAR: Persecution of Muslim Art Critics. Arrest in “Mohammed” cartoons assassination plot. Danish police arrest five for plotting to kill cartoonist …. (Various)
~ CANADIAN Environmental Guru: Jail Politicians Who Deny Climate Change …. (lifesite)
ArchDhimmi Links
In a more culturally confident age, the British in India were faced with thepractice of “suttee”—the tradition of burning widows on the funeral pyres of their husbands. General Sir Charles Napier was impeccably multicultural:
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom:When men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows.You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”
~ STEPHEN BAINBRIDGE: “Multiculturalism Old School Style” …. (stephenbainbridge.com)
~ PASSIVE VOICE— “Rowan Williams hopes that the upcoming Lambeth Conference won’t be too…you know…hasty.” IF YOU’RE IN A HOLE… …stop digging. “My gracious lord of Canterbury attempts to explain himself. And: ‘Defenders of Rowan Williams assert that aspects of sharia already exist in Great Britain so what’s the big deal about Dr. Williams’ proposals?” …. (mcj.blog)
~ JIHAD WATCH— Archdhimmi of Canterbury refuses to apologize in Sharia row …. (JiWa)
~ MELANIE PHILLIPS: A holy fool? The betrayal of the Anglican communion …. (spectator)
~ BLAZING CAT FUR— Globe & Mail Onside: Rowan Williams is a Bonehead …. (blazingcatfur.blog)
~ IRENE LANCASTER: “Was I wrong to conclude that the Archbishop of Canterbury’s sharia speech was dangerous, ill-advised, ill-timed and detrimental to the position of other minority groups in the country, as well as world-wide?” …. (irenelancaster)
A Swift Sunrise 