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Originally Posted by Phaneuf3
So you would support an organization which is entirely founded on and entire purpose is racial violence and hate speech... Even though that due to the hate speech laws, this isn't covered by the charter of rights. Add to the fact that they also would be asked to leave campus and if they didn't would be trespassing.
So in your mind, the right to free speech (which doesn't even exist in the KKK example) trumps hate speech laws, the criminal code of canada, trespassing laws and property rights? Don't get me wrong - I'm all for free speech but... wow...
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Yes, free speech trumps everything. Actually, if I were you, I'd actually look up what Canada's criminal code says about hate speech. It's a hammer and has been used very sparingly by the state. The definition of what is hate speech and what isn't is a very grey, murky area that most liberal democracies try to stay out of.
As I said, the provocation of violence should be severely punished, but we have other laws to deal with that. Just because I believe in the liberation of nearly all speech, doesn't mean I agree with it all. I believe it is the citizen's democracy duty to maintain a free and liberal society, not the government's.
Even though that due to the hate speech laws, this isn't covered by the charter of rights.
This is an absolute gem. Do you know what the Charter does? It's there to provide the guiding light for all Canadian legislation. In fact, if you go back and read some Charter cases, ie. Zundel, you'd find that the Charter actually strikes down laws related to speech.