Law is Cool:
Our rough translation from Chinese:

You can express your feelings, but your position is contrary to the principles of freedom of speech [in Canada]. Your position is not only unreasonable, it’s even a violation of the law (contrary to hate crime laws).

We’re always happy to have readership from all aspects of Canadian society.

I would like to begin by congratulating everyone on finishing their first term of law school – I’m sure we are all looking forward to the many more to come – and for the great work and contributions that have amassed into increased recognition among the Canadian law blog elites; most notably the recent reception of the CLawBie award. Keep up the great work!

Moving on, as I’m sure you are all are aware, I am party to a human rights complaint waged against Maclean’s magazine for the publication of an article written by Mark Steyn. Because of this, I have been one of the hot topics in the blogging world, and as a result of this and some of my posts, I have subjected our site and staff to increased scrutiny, censure and attack.

I want you all to know that I had no intention of dragging lawiscool into my personal disputes. Admittedly, I underestimated the unscrupulousness of my frantic foes and lacked the foresight necessary to obviate lawiscool’s subjection. I am grateful that you all are bearing with me and supporting me in my right and privilege to convey my messages through our blog. I also want you all to know that I grappled with the thought of excluding posts related to my dispute, but, rather than accede defeat to my crazed critics I decided it would be unjust to restrict the publication of fair and reasonable commentary.

If anyone has any questions, concerns, clarifications or suggestions with respect to my complaint or to the nature of my posts, I would be more than happy to hear and discuss them. Thank you all for your continued support. Best of luck for the new term.

Sincerely,
Daniel Simard

The CHRC has been used for some time now by many other communities on cases materially similar to the one you refer to. We do find it strange that an uproar was created for this case but not others, and find it perhaps indicative that there is a more substantial problem with the community in question than perhaps any of the others addressed by the CHRC.

See: http://www.hateontheinternet.com/viewArticle.php?id=27 http://www.cjccc.ca/inthenews/in_the_news_link9.html

The notion that the law applies equally to all communities in Canada is something we do find commendable. That so much opposition exists in some minorities asserting the same rights that other minorities do is troublesome, to say the least.

Note that this is not copied from any source, but is original content by the author with some editorial content by this site.

Your comment does not add to the dialogue in any way. We continue to receive far more virulent comments than this, often containing profanities and racial epithets. For these reasons, comments have been disabled on this subject.

The CHRC is hateful and contemptuous toward free speech and what free societies are built on. There is nothing “cool” about this.

The CHRC is a Kafkaesque kangaroo court. These laws make us look like a banana republic. If this madness does not bring scorn, contempt, ridicule and hatred towards Canada, I don’t know what will. Shame on you.

Perhaps, rather than just copying and pasting text from wherever, you could put down the bong and explain why it is “cool” that Canada is now no better than North Korea, China or the old USSR.

no regards.