Take a look at this my peeps. Angela Hall at Canwest News Service tells that our only rectangular shaped province, Saskatchewan, "...may scrap its Human Rights Tribunal in favour of having rights cases heard by the courts, the province's justice minister said yesterday."
NDP MLA Frank Quennell made a good point in the capital of Saskatchewan, one of the most racist and dangerous cities in North America, Regina when he said that he felt that politics were at play. "'I think there are supporters of the [governing] Saskatchewan Party who aren't happy with decisions of human rights tribunals over the years and that is part of the motivation here,' Mr. Quennell said, pointing to a particular tribunal decision that found a Regina marriage commissioner had discriminated against a same-sex couple by declining to marry them."
For sure, as Miss Hall writes, "Human rights bodies across the country have been accused in recent years of attempting to limit free speech or overstep their authority. The latest controversy involves a case before the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, in which a lesbian claims she was discriminated against by a stand-up comedian.
Other notable cases have included free speech campaigner Ezra Levant, co-founder of the Western Standard magazine. Mr. Levant had a complaint registered against him with the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission after the Western Standard published cartoons depicting Muhammad. The complaint was withdrawn."
But, especially in a province that has many cleavages such as Saskatchewan, they are a necessary evil.
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