www.number-10.gov.uk PM’s Press Conference – 26 July 2005 The Bill currently being drafted will create as you know a new offence of all acts preparatory to terrorism, a new offence of indirect incitement to commit a terrorist offence, and a … Continue reading →
www.fair.org, Jul 27 ’05 A New Blacklist for “Excuse Makers” New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has urged the U.S. government to create blacklists of condemned political speech–not only by those who advocate violence, but also by those … Continue reading →
Familyeducation.com, Katy Abel: When Student Writings Set Off School Alarms: Horror Story Lands Canadian Teen in Jail (http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,63-21838,00.html) This story is from early 2001. The boy was bullied and was also accused of making threats. “The unidentified 16-year-old boy had … Continue reading →
Regulating Telephone Use – Do-Not-Call without Government Permission Telemarketers concerned about do-not-call bill (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1103151815898_15) CTV News, ctv.ca, Dec 15 ’04 “Earlier this week the government introduced a bill to establish a do-not-call registry for consumers who want to stop endless … Continue reading →
Suppressing Political Speech: Government to Canadians, “Shut up!” The Gag Law Explained: How it Undermines Democracy and Threatens our Freedoms morefreedom.org, National Citizens Coalition Also see Speech by Gerry Nicholls of the NCC www.libertarian.on.ca, Libertarian Party of Ontario, Nov 6 … Continue reading →
Freedom of Speech: Satellite TV Satellite restrictions violate Charter, judge rules theglobeandmail.com, Tu Thanh Ha, Nov 1 ’04 …Last week, a Quebec judge found that federal restrictions on who can provide direct-to-home satellite signals are invalid because they infringe on … Continue reading →
Dismantling Free Expression in Canada theglobeandmail.com, Aug 2 ’04, Lysiane Gagnon Outraged by the CRTC? Change the law Recent CRTC attacks on free expression: requiring Al-Jazeera to be censored, shutting down CHOI-FM in Quebec City, turning down application from Italian … Continue reading →
Government Interference in Business http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/, 1999 City of Toronto’s Restrictions on Taxi Cabs The “Passenger Bill of Rights” is posted in every cab. The City of Toronto thinks its job is to raise the costs of taxi services, prevent the … Continue reading →
March 5, 2003 Mar 5/03 The Hapless Hegemon by Justin Raimondo(1) Mar 5/03 The Flimflam by Charley Reese (2) Mar 5/03 What’s the Real Key to Our Freedom? by Alan Bock “…Every war has brought on calls for limits on … Continue reading →
November 10, 2002 Edited: December 30, 2008 Liberty About H.L. Mencken: Individualist and Libertarian Essay by Murray N. Rothbard: H. L. Mencken: The Joyous Libertarian (1)Selected quotations: “It is, perhaps, a fact provocative of sour mirth that the Bill … Continue reading →