CHRT Pre-Game

We are going to see what the CHRC has to hide and how well it hides it. But, realistically, no one should be expecting a slam dunk on any of this.

This is a very narrow hearing. It is the result of Marc Lemires victory in the Federal Court of Canada which allows him to ask questions which, previously, the CHRC attempted to refuse to answer based on a claim of public interest exemption under s. 37 of the Canada Evidence Act which was struck down in Federal Court..

Now these questions go to the methods used by the CHRCs so called “investigators” in trying to track down the alleged neo-Nazis posting to Lemires websites. (At least those who were not CHRC employees.)

There is unlikely to be a smoking gun nor is it likely that the Chekist with a white cane Dean Stacey will repeat that freedom of speech is an “American idea”. Ideally the hearing will be very, very, very boring and will, layer by layer, expose the means by which the CHRC has “investigated” alleged “hate speech” in Canada. The witnesses will have been throughly woodshedded and will tend to say things like “I do not recall.”

Watch for Ms. Rizk trying to be honest and being blocked by CHRC counsel. And, with luck, watch for Dean Stacey to lose his temper. If Rizk speaks or Stacey is goaded into getting mad we might have some fun. But, realistically, tomorrows hearing will be about a few more nails in the CHRCs s. 13 coffin.

(And, yes, I do know what an apostrophe is…unfortunately my computer is having a seniors moment.)

Written by jay on March 25th, 2008 with 3 comments.
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