On Tuesday, March 31st, the former publisher of The Western Standard, Ezra Levant, made an appearance at Metro Restaurant to speak about how our government is undermining democracy in the name of human rights.
In 2007, Levant came under fire for publishing the infamous Danish cartoons of Mohammed in his now defunct magazine. After doing so, Levant was targeted by various groups through the Canadian human rights complaints process – a commission that Levant refers to as a farce. Check out the original release, after the jump.
The original release:
Is the politically correct climate of today undermining our guaranteed rights to freedom of expression and freedom of the press? Recent events ranging from the actions of Canada’s human rights commissions to the use of special facilitators by universities to monitor students’ conversations have left many questioning just how much “free speech” Canadians can count on.
Join Ezra Levant, blogger, author of the book Shake Down: How our Government is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Human Rights, and former publisher of the Western Standard, during the first evening of the Fraser Institute’s spring cocktail series, Behind the Spin: Fraser@Metro for a discussion on the status of free speech in Canada on Tuesday, March 31.
Levant is the former publisher of the Western Standard, which created substantial controversy with its publication of the infamous Danish cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. Before founding the Western Standard, he worked in Ottawa for several opposition leaders and as a lawyer in Calgary. He appears regularly on TV and radio as a political pundit, and is the author of several books.
Behind the Spin: Fraser@Metro offers a unique opportunity to discuss an array of issues with opinion-makers whose leadership on key topics informs the news and public debate.
Interested media are invited to attend. I hope that you are able to make it.
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Time: 5:30 pm–7:30 pm (Program from 6:30pm to 7:15pm)
Location: The Metro Restaurant, 200 Burrard Street (at Cordova), Waterfront Centre
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