Ever since this magazine attracted the attention of Canadaâ??s â??human rightsâ? regime, defenders of the system have clung to a familiar argument. In a letter to Macleanâ??s, Jennifer Lynch, Q.C., Canadaâ??s chief censor, put it this way:
â??Steyn would have us believe that words, however hateful, should be given free rein. History has shown us that hateful words sometimes lead to hurtful actions that undermine freedom and have led to unspeakable crimes. That is why Canada and most other democracies have enacted legislation to place reasonable limits on the expression of hatred.â?
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