The Liberals are going after free speech

The hallmark of a free society is the ability to freely speak your mind.

It doesn’t matter whether your views are popular or not.

You have the right to speak, write and express yourself.

French philosopher Voltaire’s view on freedom of speech is famously described as:

“I don’t approve of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

Justin Trudeau and his Liberals don’t share that sentiment.

Instead, they are pursuing a campaign to severely limit the ways Canadians can express themselves.

First, there is Bill C-10. This legislation would give the government the ability to regulate your content on the internet.

Now, the Liberals have drafted more legislation to drastically curtail free expression.

Concerns have been raised that their latest legislation, Bill C-36, will put a chill on free speech and be open to abuse.

The problem is the legislation is based on poorly defined subjective terms.

This won’t solve the problem of hate speech, it will just infringe on the rights of Canadians.

Hate speech is already a crime in Canada and cases of it should be directed to the courts.

Burning down religious institutions is unacceptable

Over the last several weeks, scores of religious institutions have been vandalized and several have even been burnt down.

This is an unacceptable hate crime.

Freedom of religion is a fundamental right that all Canadians enjoy.

Whether it’s a mosque, synagogue, temple or church they’re sacred spaces that one can never justify destroying.

Yet, far too many on the radical left are doing just that.

For example, Harsha Walia the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, recently tweeted to “burn it all down.”

Yet, Walia wasn’t alone. Scores of left-wing activists from across Canada are advocating for the destruction of churches.

More needs to be done to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

The residential school system was wrong.

We need to seriously work on improving our relationship and the living standards for Indigenous Canadians.

However, burning down churches isn’t and can’t be part of that process of reconciliation.

As the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations Perry Bellegarde has said:

“To burn things down is not our way…our way is to build relationships and come together.”

Let’s all do that.