You have the right to remain silent......But not the ability.

Another great article from Lorne Gunter in the National Post today that speaks volumes about what some of our politicians think we can and cannot say.....
Seems that there is a law right now which states that news channels cannot broadcast "any false or misleading news". Well that law has been deemed to be to vague and wouldn't stand up to a charter fight so the CRTC has been directed to change the rules to state that broadcasters wouldn't "knowingly" broadcasts news that is "false or misleading and that endangers or is likely to endanger the lives, health or safety of the public."
Seems like a good idea right? Well not if you are in the NDP. Its seems that they believe that changing the rules will open the Canadian broadcast landscape wide open to all sorts of right wing propaganda.
According to Charlie Angus we would have Fox News North spewing all sorts of hate and untruths over the airwaves. Its a little presumptuous isn't it ? There are many many Canadians who have conservative leanings who listen to and watch Fox news and people like Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh on a regular basis because they find the news appealing to their own beliefs. What makes all these people wrong? If I went up to Charlie Angus and said that you cant watch CBC or read the Toronto Star because it was too left wing do you think I would be well liked?
Well Charlie, on thing about free speech is you shouldnt be able to squash it, no matter who you are. Speaking the way he did just laid out all the biases that are dangerous from the perspective of politicians making decisions about what is "good" and "bad" speech. 
It also goes a long way towards leftist views of what free speech is. By definition whatever broadcasters agree with them are factual and objective, while those who dont agree with leftist policies are branded as bigoted and dishonest. Mr. Gunter has a theory about why this is. It would seem that the left is so used to being in charge around here that they have gotten used to having public debate almost entirely to themselves.
As David Frum put it " liberal-lefties are all for freedom of expression until they are shocked by the realization that not everyone agrees with them." 
Once the left realizes that not everyone agrees with them then their reaction is to try and silence their opponents.
If you think its not happening think again.