<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Swift Sunrise]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://steynian.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Binky]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://steynian.wordpress.com/author/binky/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Steyn Is Vindicated!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;"><span class="intro"><em><span style="color:#800000;"><em>CANADA vs FREE SPEECH</em><br />
</span></em></span><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><span class="MSintro"><span style="color:#800000;"><em class="MSmarksays"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="MSsubhead5" style="color:#800000;"><span class="MSsubhead5" style="font-size:18pt;"><a href="http://www.steynonline.com/images/rotator/bchrt%20decision.pdf" target="_blank">THE VERDICT</a></span><br />
</span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><span class="MSintro"><span style="color:#800000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><span class="MSintro"><span style="color:#800000;"><em class="MSmarksays"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><em class="MSmarksays"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><span class="MSintro"><span style="color:#800000;"><em class="MSmarksays"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond;">Their Marsupial Majesties at the British Columbia &#8220;Human Rights&#8221; Tribunal have dismissed El-Mo&#8217;s complaint against <em>Maclean&#8217;s </em>and voted unanimously to acquit the hatemongers:</span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MSindentblock" style="text-align:justify;padding-left:30px;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#800000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#800000;"><em><span style="color:#000000;"><em><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#800000;"><em><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The panel has concluded that the complaints are not justified because  the complainants have not established that the Article is likely to expose them to hatred or contempt on the basis of their religion.  Therefore, pursuant to s. 37(1) the complaints are dismissed.</span></span></span></em></span></span></em></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><span class="MSintro"><span style="color:#800000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><span class="MSintro"><span style="color:#800000;"><em class="MSmarksays"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><em class="MSmarksays"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><span class="MSintro"><span style="color:#800000;"><em class="MSmarksays"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond;color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond;">For the full monster PDF ruling, click <a href="http://www.steynonline.com/images/rotator/bchrt%20decision.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. I&#8217;ll be discussing the verdict later today after 6.30pm Mountain Time with <a href="http://www.am770chqr.com/channels/reg/shows/theworldtonight/home.aspx" target="_blank">Rob Breakenridge</a> on 770 CHQR Calgary. Further reports from <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=873681" target="_blank">The National Post</a>, plus comment from <a href="http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/10/10/aw-nuts-we-won/" target="_blank">Andrew Coyne</a>, <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/10/mark-steyn-acquitted-in-canadian-sharia-case/" target="_blank">Michelle Malkin</a>, and from <a href="http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/:entry:fivefeet-2008-10-10-0005/" target="_blank">Kathy Shaidle &amp; Pete Vere</a> &#8211; and there&#8217;s never been a better day to pick up a copy of <a href="http://www.steynstore.com/product51.html" target="_blank">The Tyranny Of Nice</a>.</span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>~ The Shaidle</strong>: &#8220;<a href="http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/:entry:fivefeet-2008-10-10-0005/" target="_blank">FLASH! Mark Steyn NOT GUILTY &#8212; but</a>?&#8221;</p>
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