proven innocent ‘THE ORWELLIAN world in which some are move equal than others looms larger by the day. But you weuldn’t know it from what the politicians are saying in this elec- tion. One example of Orwellianism is that dotty Supreme Cour? decision that makes it OK for female pris- on guards to frisk men, but not OK-for male prison guards to ~ frisk women. But it’s by no means ‘the worst. Another is the ruling that mar- ried couples are not members of “tan identifiably victimized group” “and are therefore not entitled to the same tax treatment as folks who live in sin. Then there’s affirmative action (call it ‘affirmative discrimina- tion’”’), which puts whites behind non-whites in the job market. But don’t expect our politicians of any . Stripe to object to it. They in- i-vented it. More atrocities are on the way. , Federally, ethnic pressure groups ‘want the so-called hate laws : strengthened, meaning that ‘‘a ‘: bona fide religious belief?’ could + not be a defence. | Provincially, as is well known, i Bill 33 has made it possible for politically incorrect swine like me to be hauled before the NDP’s ‘people's courts’? known as * human rights councils. Why? . Because the regular courts 1G “haven't always done what we wanted them to do.”’ Thus spoke “the NDP... "But our world in ‘the making is “best seen in an infamous report drawn up recently for the Ontario Human Rights Commission. It said that anyone appearing before the commission on a charge (of racism should be presumed guilty until proven innocent. ‘:: When the Toronto Sun broke the story, that became a bit much even in today’s climate and -Premier Bob Rae had to disown ‘the thing... - But not Rosemary Brown, who : is well known in these parts (pun intended).. Not at first, anyway. The socialist gal from the Carib- “bean who once graced our legislature and now heads the Ontario Human Rights Commis- _sion thought it wasn’t at all bad. Rae — himself a left-wing loony in social matters — had to change her mind for her. *: Before that happened the report had been circulated to the human ON THE OTHER HAND rights staff ‘‘for thought and discussion.’ But, I would guess, not too much thought and even less discussicn, Alok Mukerjee of the Human Rights Council (another multiculter long to reign over us) stated in a memo before the fuss started that while the recommen- dations had not been endorsed, “they might be when the commis- sion reviewed the report.’’ You bet. The tortuous reasons given for reversing the laws of guilt and in- nocence would have done justice to Joe Stalin. Our society being so rotten, “racism is the norm,’’ it was stated. ‘‘So the legal tendency to assume an accused isn’t racist skews the process.”” Translation: everyone knows that Enemies of the People are Dear Shopper We have VAI fa) Enemies of the People. Why bother with formalities? Witnesses were also seen as a nuisance. “The commission should stop demanding correborating evidence from witnesses before accepting 2 complaint as genuine.” Big Brother couldn't have asked for more. 1 loved this bit, too, It should be OK for minorities to use racist language, but not for whites. Why? Because ‘‘minorities who engage in anti-white behavior are struggling for identity.’’ The commission should therefore learn to tell the dif- ference between name-calling by minorities and name-calling by whites. What could be more reason- able? There’s more. “Because some racism is hard to detect, the commission must develop innovative new in- vestigative techniques.”’ How about the rack and thumbscrew? This stuff was the work of one Donna Young (Big Sister), described as ‘‘a lawyer with a background in human rights.” Wouldn’t surprise me if she’s on her way to becoming a judge, by which time a new 1984 rule will have been delivered: “Guilty when proven inno- cent.’” There will be no end to this kind of thing until all human rights commissions have been thrown into the trashcan. We are always yakking about human rights violations ix: other countries, but we have created a “*human rights’? system here that is itself a violation of human rights. Have a nice day. ¥ Laundry Products. Have had for 22 years straight. No Phosphates, No Nitrates, No NTA. Sincerely, Super Vatu Park Royal FREE Hearing Tests Set ‘For Senior Citizens * (Burnaby) ~ Hearing tests ‘will be given at the Beltone Hearing Aid Centre in Burnaby on Monday to Thursday from “10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Anyone who has trouble ‘hearing is welcome to have the -test. Many people with hearing problems don't need hearing aids. 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