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How Cowardice Kills Free Speech

How Cowardice Kills Free Speech
It took a boycott of Cineplex by 10,000 Canadians to push the theatre chain to screen the anti-abortion film “Unplanned.” Courtesy unplannedfilm.com
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“Free speech is the mother of all freedoms,” said retired Canadian professor Salim Mansur. If so, Canadians have deep reason to be concerned.

Fair comment is being unfairly censored in the face of activist pressure. The recent removal of billboards that said “Say NO to Mass Immigration,” regardless of if one agrees with the message or not, is only one of some disturbing examples from recent years. Do Canadians care?

Lee Harding
Lee Harding
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Lee Harding is a journalist and think tank researcher based in Saskatchewan, and a contributor to The Epoch Times.
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