Editor,
We are used to Liberal politicians stretching or even abusing the truth, from Mark Carney’s statement in Parliament that the widely panned gun confiscation program is “just registration” and “entirely voluntary” to his conflicted Public Safety Minister claiming it will reduce crime when chiefs of major police organizations across the country have said it will do nothing to stop gun violence.
But our new MP, Ernie Klassen, goes a step beyond those in claiming that what Charlie Kirk said would constitute hate speech under our current laws. Under Bill C-2, which the Liberals have just introduced and which has a completely vague definition of hate speech and Orwellian police powers to conduct warrantless searches, perhaps, but not under current law. Can he give a single example? Undoubtedly not.
For a realistic assessment of Charlie Kirk, these words in The Free Press from a journalist who disagreed with much of what Kirk said show how far off base Klassen is:
“If I had to use a single word to capture him, it would be gracious. We could disagree about anything—and we did—but he would, without fail, engage civilly and explain his point of view. He did not do this, as many do, to make himself feel smart. He did it so he could share the other side of something he cared about. And he cared deeply.
That’s the spirit he took to the hundreds of campuses he visited. Not denunciation. Not shouting down. Never an insult. He sought to debate ideas, and did so in hostile territory. Charlie all but re-created the public town square on these campuses with a tent and an irrepressible smile in an era where many people of his generation can’t look up from their phones.”
Ernie Klassen proves he will be just another loyal Liberal sheep, regurgitating talking points and in no way representing his constituents.
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