politics masquerading as law

I stopped by Nova Scotia Scott ( by way of Blazing Cat Fur) to read his comments about the Joseph Howe Symposium at University of King’s College, Halifax. The topic is The Media’s Right to Offend: Exploring Legal and Ethical Limits on Free Speech.

He notes 'Ezra is memorably quoted: "This is politics masquerading as law," he said. "Be afraid." '

Scott Gilbreath writes:

I plan to blog some of the events from the Joseph Howe Symposium, “The Media’s Right to Offend: The Legal and Ethical Limits on Free Speech” tomorrow and Monday, but I thought I’d briefly offer my overall impressions of the day.

Ezra Levant is a riveting and dynamic speaker, and was without a doubt the highlight of the day. His approach to free speech issues was clearly not shared by other panelists, one of whom looked like he could hardly stand to sit at the same table. Ezra has no pretence of impartiality or objectivity and does not possess the academic credibility of most of the other panelists. Some audience members found his sarcastic sense of humour highly objectionable.

I plan to blog some of the events from the Joseph Howe Symposium, “The Media’s Right to Offend: The Legal and Ethical Limits on Free Speech” tomorrow and Monday, but I thought I’d briefly offer my overall impressions of the day.

Ezra Levant is a riveting and dynamic speaker, and was without a doubt the highlight of the day. His approach to free speech issues was clearly not shared by other panelists, one of whom looked like he could hardly stand to sit at the same table. Ezra has no pretence of impartiality or objectivity and does not possess the academic credibility of most of the other panelists. Some audience members found his sarcastic sense of humour highly objectionable.

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