socialist liberals will limit free speech and the right of assembly and association if given the opportunity. canada should resist these efforts with determination.
On Jun 18, 9:10 am, Bear Bear <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > UN calls Quebec's Bill 78 alarming > > - <http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/un-calls-quebecs-bill-78-alarming-1> > > - > > - > - > <http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/un-calls-quebecs-bill-78-alarming-1#> > - > <http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/un-calls-quebecs-bill-78-alarming-1#> > > [image: UN calls Quebec's Bill 78 alarming] > > The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has singled out > Quebec's Bill 78 for criticism. > > Navi Pillay spoke out about the special law in her opening address at the > UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday morning. > > In a speech of five single-spaced pages, Quebec was mentioned in two lines: > > "Moves to restrict freedom of assembly in many parts of the world are > alarming," Pillay said. > "In the context of student protests, I am disappointed by the new > legislation passed in Quebec that restricts their rights to freedom of > association and of peaceful assembly. > > In the speech, Pillay also touched on many human rights hotspots around the > world including Syria, Mali, Nepal, Mexico and Russia. > > A UN watchdog group called UN watch issued a statement calling the > reference to Quebec absurd. > > It pointed out that Bill 78 was passed by a democratically elected > government and that opponents have the opportunity to challenge it in > court. > > Student federations in Quebec have filed a legal motion to temporarily > suspend the special law until July, when a court is expected to hear the > groups' second legal challenge seeking to declare the law invalid. > > Executive director of UN Watch, Hillel Neuer, told the CBC he understands > that there are issues about Bill 78 but said it shouldn't be a matter of > urgent United Nations attention. > > "Let's keep some perspective," he said. "In Syria, there are people who > demonstrate and get slaughtered. In Canada, legislation says you have to > give police notice of the route you're taking." > > The group also said there are far more restrictive countries that Pillay > failed to mention, including Belarus, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China. > > Bill 78 was the Quebec government's legal response to a student crisis > sparked three months ago over planned tuition increases. > > It suspended the winter semester for striking students, and imposeds strict > limits on their protests, with restrictions guiding location, timing, and > organization. > > Authorities had to be given a precise itinerary and eight hours' notice for > any protest involving 50 people or more, at the risk of heavy fines running > into the thousands of dollars. > > 1EE3A35F58E553A95E0F9EC3CDFD0.jpg > 5KViewDownload -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
