Religious & Free Speech Rights Upheld In Alberta
December 3, 2009 · By Matthew Campbell
After the abomination known as the Alberta Human Rights Commission ordered an ordained minister to refrain from expressing his religiously held views, and to pay an academic who had in no way been affected by the minister’s words, it is heartening to see that ruling overturned by a (real) Alberta court today.
Obviously the fight is not over as there are many out there who would still use HRCs as their own personal whips, and unfortunately others who are misguided into believing the HRCs are a positive force in our society, despite their disregard for the rule of law and British legal heritage. Nonetheless, the fact that we have one less political prisoner (by virtual of the expression restrictions) in this country today can only make Canada stronger!
I hope that plaintiffs were recompensed by the AHRC. The plaintiffs ought not to be responsible for out of pocket expenses related to the AHRC kangaroo Court and by the proper court.
Sadly, I think we all know that they weren’t. It might make for an interesting case if someone were to bring it forward in a real court though, and argue (similar to the laws that dictate settlements for frivolous lawsuits) that the professor in this case has caused undue hardship on the defendant.
Enough with HRC’s and royal commissions where the rules of evidence are disgarded in favour of nailing innocent citizens who don’t tow the politically correct party line.
Hoarfrost – don’t you mean the defendant, the Rev Stephen Boisson? He’s the one out of pocket. The originator of the complaint (who would be the plaintiff in a civil suit) incurred no expenses.
Steven Boission is not a Reverend.
Ask him. I did. He is not a Rev.