Posted on 04 June 2012. Tags: charities and free speech, free speech, gag laws
by Gerry Nicholls If there’s any branch of the federal government that should top the “hate list” for Canadian conservatives it has to be the Canada Revenue Agency. Which charities get the most foreign cash? Not those on Tory hit list CRA audits charitable status of Tides Canada amid Tory attack Tory rhetoric creates chilly [...]
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Posted in Featured, Free Speech
Posted on 17 April 2012. Tags: Black out laws, Canadian Wheat Board, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, free association, free speech, gag laws, Merv Lavinge, union dues
by Gerry Nicholls I hate to throw cold water on all the hoopla associated with 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but it should be remembered that this document has sometimes failed to protect individual rights. There are four cases in particular that spring to my mind: Forced Union Dues Merv Lavigne [...]
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Posted in Featured, Free Speech, Private Property, Unions
Posted on 22 September 2011. Tags: blackout laws, Canada Elections Act, censorship, Elections Canada, gag laws, marc mayrand, paul bryan, social media and politics, Stephen Harper, twitter
By Gerry Nicholls The Elections Canada bureaucrats have finally checked their calendar and now realize we are living in the 21st century, with things like email, the internet and social media. Accordingly, chief electoral officer Marc Mayrand recently recommended Parliament revoke Section 329 of the Canada Elections Act. For those of you who are not up [...]
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Posted in Featured, Free Speech, General