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David J. Climenhaga

Don't expect the right to connect the dots between its violent talk and actual violence

| January 10, 2011
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Free speech includes the right to protest

Conservative U.S. pundit Ann Coulter was scheduled to speak at the University of Ottawa on March 23, but the event was cancelled before she even showed up. Organizers have tried to blame hundreds of student protesters, saying they infringed on her free speech rights.

But it wasn't students, the University of Ottawa or Ottawa police who cancelled Coulter's speech, as some reports claim. The event was cancelled by Ezra Levant, a self-styled "free speech" martyr who helped organize Coulter's three-city speaking tour in Canada.

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Not Rex commentary from Humberto: Teabag Ann

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Ann Coulter can tell a Muslim student to TTC (take the camel), but George Galloway can't even get into Canada. The conservative idea of free speech... pah!

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Gerry Caplan

Why do certain media demonize Muslims?

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David J. Climenhaga

Right on, Mr. Rathgeber! An opportunity presents itself for Conservative advocates of free speech

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Sharon Fraser

Oh, shut up

| March 29, 2010
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The Coulter saga: The best response is to respond

Ann Coulter cancelled her own speech in Ottawa this week. No one did it to her. Police said there were so many protesters that they couldn't guarantee her security, but that's not the protesters' fault. Their job is to protest. They have the same right to expression that she does. A university official had sent a supercilious letter, warning her to talk nice, like a Canadian (in his view) does, but even he has a right to speak. Still, once administrators begin effectively recruiting protesters, they should make sure security is in place. They're the only ones I can see to blame.

Alheli Picazo

Levant, Coulter protect free speech... their own

| March 26, 2010
Alheli Picazo

Fomented outrage and phoney censorship

| March 25, 2010

Coulter and the right: they can dish it out, but they can't take it

| March 25, 2010
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