Bill C-304 Up For Debate?

According to this site, Storseth's private member's bill to repeal Section 13 (the hate-speech provision) of the Canadian Human Rights Act was debated again in the HOC yesterday.  Not a single other mention of it in the MSM that I can find.  The gov. and press are sure keeping this on the down-low. I suspect because they realize that legislation that both weakens press accountability and strengthens the hands of hate-groups would prove not-so-popular if given a lot of exposure.

PS.  Indeed it was debated yesterday.

Bill C-304 Up Next Week

That's the one that repeals Section 13, the hate-speech provision in the Canadian Human Rights Act.  A vote will be held next day.

And still sign of the Tory's plan to beef up the criminal code's hate speech provisions to replace S.13.

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Storseth "Free Speech" Bill Unlikely To Pass

 The story's claim of all-party criticism of the bill is overblown, as the only Tory they could find to speak out was Senator Nancy Ruth.  Nevertheless, I think Joe Comartin is correct when he says:

“The Prime Minister, on more than one occasion, seemed to indicate to the media that he was not in favour of doing away with it,” Comartin says. “There are a number of different communities – the Jewish community, the Islamic community in Canada – are very opposed to that being done away with.”

Certainly the gov's official response to the bill thus far is to pretend that it doesn't exist.

Your Daily Nazi, Part II: Storseth's Bill To Empower The Nazis

...due up for a vote in February 2012 or so. So says Kady O'Malley, who writes:

...Storseth's bid to repeal the clause of the CHRA that governs the transmission of "hate messages" by telephone or online is likely to be one of the more contentious private members' bill to go before the House during the life of the 41st Parliament, with the most crucial - and as yet unanswered - question whether he will be able to count on garnering the support of the government. If he does, it will likely pass easily; if he does not, he may be able to count on many of his fellow Conservative backbenchers -- a dozen of whom rose to be officially recorded as seconders of the bill -- but most cabinet ministers would likely remain seated when it comes down to a vote.

Presumably, the LPoC, NDP, a Lizzy May fill be firmly against.  Or at least, I have no idea who the "pro" standard bearer might be with Keith Martin out of the way.

Campaign To Repeal Section 13 of Human Rights Act Off To Blistering Start!

After nearly a week, FreeD's petition on behalf of  MP Brian Storseth's Bill C-304 (to repeal the Hate Speech clause of the Canadian Human Rights Act) has gathered a whopping 19 signatures.  But numbers don't tell the whole story. Galactus, Eater of Worlds, has thrown in with the Speechies.  Also Marc Lemire.  August company indeed.

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Your Daily Nazi: Support Rises For Storseth Private Member's Bill Among Canadian Neo-Nazis!

 From here:

Yeah, its that Paul Fromm.  And of course Heritage Front leader Marc Lemire is down with the repeal as well:

Mr. Storseth, you must be so proud.

My Bad

 Storseth's private Member's bill to repeal section 13 of the Human Rights Act (C-304) was indeed introduced Friday.  And it looks like an act, not a mere motion.  I was looking at the wrong order papers.  Here's a newspaper account.  Several other sections are being mucked about with, but I haven't had time to figure out the implications yet. 

Ah well, victory is sweeter if they struggle a bit.

Brian Storseth's Section 13 Repeal Fizzled Already?

Yesterday I noted that Tory back-bencher Brian Storseth was set to propose a private member's initiative calling for the repeal of Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. That's, of course, the hate-seech provision.  (Here's a National Post editorial praising the move.)

But then weird shit happened.  The press council at which Storseth was set to announce his legislation was cancelled.  And later Kady O'Malley gave this cryptic tweet from QP:

So is Storseth's initiative already being quashed by the Man Upstairs, or did Harper and Co. push it back so as to give more media play to their flag flying bill?  It's not on the HOC agenda for today either, which means nothing can be done before Friday.

Furthermore, Kady has described Storseth's legislative thingy as a "motion" on several occasions, as that is how it appeared in his original advisory .  If that's all it is--a non-binding statement of opinion--then it amounts to a big nothing.  Or a little nothing, depending on your priorities.