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Not expressing oneself is a free-speech right

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Not expressing oneself is a free-speech right


Political | 208397 hits | Oct 31 8:11 am | Posted by: Bodah
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Does freedom of expression include the right not to express yourself? A recent decision of the Superior Court of Ontario seems to say "No."

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  1. by avatar Smacle
    Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:50 pm
    I have no sympathy for him or the Italian/chineese buisnesses whos signs I can't read.

  2. by avatar Proculation
    Sun Oct 31, 2010 5:55 pm
    wow... that's even worst than the language laws in Quebec. That's a very odd decision.

  3. by avatar Unsound
    Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:03 pm
    Retarded bylaw. Let people put signs in whatever language they want. If it's not appropriate to where they are they just won't get any business.

  4. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:17 pm
    But wait a second -- wasn't this all settled by the Supreme Court of Canada back in 1988? In a case called Ford v. Quebec regarding Quebec's infamous Bill 101, the SCC said, ". . . there cannot be true freedom of expression by means of language if one is prohibited from using the language of one's choice." But the Galganov decision doesn't even refer to the Ford case.


    Nice try by the author at confusing the subject. No one is prohibiting him from using the language of his choice, they're just forcing him to use BOTH official langauges and to give them equal visibility. Something you WON'T see in Quebec!!!

  5. by avatar desertdude
    Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:14 pm
    Well you can see how brilliant the writer is when he refers to hindustani as a language !

  6. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:23 pm
    "desertdude" said
    Well you can see how brilliant the writer is when he refers to hindustani as a language !

    You mean it's not??? Next thing you'll be telling me Pakinese isn't a language either 8O :lol:

  7. by avatar Bodah
    Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:57 pm
    In our supposed canadian Charter of Rights when pertaining to Freedoms of Expression. Your supppose to be able to use what ever language you want. They're trying to take that away in Russell. We know it doesn't exist in Qu�bec, I'm not QC bashing just stating the facts. Their doing it in Moncton.

    Its should be no bodies damn business especially government what languages are on a sign from someones private business. Facing fines over languages on signs what a fucking joke.

    We really dont have full Freedom of Expression in this country.

  8. by avatar desertdude
    Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:19 pm
    "PublicAnimalNo9" said
    Well you can see how brilliant the writer is when he refers to hindustani as a language !

    You mean it's not??? Next thing you'll be telling me Pakinese isn't a language either 8O :lol:

    NOOOO ! Tell me it ain't so !

  9. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:59 am
    "Bodah" said
    Its should be no bodies damn business especially government what languages are on a sign from someones private business. Facing fines over languages on signs what a fucking joke.

    Despite what I said in my previous post, I completely agree with what you said.
    It's my business, my captial, my risk, and my sign should be in any single(or more) language(s) I want it to be.

    Dude should be able to have it in Sanskrit if he wants.

  10. by avatar Public_Domain
    Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:00 am
    :|

  11. by avatar KorbenDeck
    Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:24 pm
    My view is corporations are not people therefor charter rights do not apply to them.



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