Comments on: Oh Canada, that place without free speech

By: Pablo

Pablo — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:27:36 +0000

The union’s president, Sid Ryan, accused Israel of deliberately making the university a target…

We are all (gulp) Hamas now.

By: Smorgasbord at Haemet

Smorgasbord at Haemet — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:20:16 +0000

[...] say, research, and defend unpopular positions. Now, that’s a no-go, at least in Canada. Via Scott Jacobs at Patterico’s Jury Talks Back: The Canadian Union of Public Employees in Ontario, the largest labor union representing staff [...]

By: carlitos

carlitos — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:32:58 +0000

I followed the Mark Steyn thing closely, and it really was unbelievable. Kafka-esque doesn’t even begin to cover it. So sad for this to be taking place in our largest trading partner and fellow North American democracy. That makes two complete messes on our borders. Good times.

By: PCD

PCD — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:59:33 +0000

Let’s put the title to a Bachman-Turner song. That ought to upset the Canadians enough for a hockey game to break out.

By: Scott Jacobs

Scott Jacobs — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:28:35 +0000

Someone really must continue what you started.

Heh. No, they really don’t…

My dark work is enough…

By: Jim C.

Jim C. — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:04:17 +0000

the title of this post is funnier if you sing it to the tune of Canada’s national anthem

Someone really must continue what you started.

By: Eric Blair

Eric Blair — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:24:20 +0000

Thanks for the hat tip, by the way. And there is a dead horse in the other thread. What to say?

By: Eric Blair

Eric Blair — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:23:50 +0000

You know the funny part? Known terrorists can get invites to college campuses. Heck, some of them get to be great friends of Presidents.

Just remember: the intellectuals are smarter than you are, and know better.

Right.

By: PCD

PCD — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:08:02 +0000

So their brains have frozen, eh?

By: aunursa

aunursa — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:58:47 +0000

So they’re going to discriminate on the basis of nationality. And force people to make statements that they don’t believe.