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CONTROVERSIAL North Shore News columnist Doug Collins says he is willing to go to jail if he is found guilty of violating the B.C. Human Rights Act.

He made the comment this weck after the NDP government introduced two ‘‘anti-hate’’ amendments to the legislation that Opposition parties have charged are direct threats to freedom of speech.

Collins said the provincia gov- ernment wants to silence critics of anything that is not ‘politically correct’? by introducing the changes.

The amendments would prohibit

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the publication or display of any statement or communication that is "kely to expose a person or groups to hatred or contempt or indicates ‘tan intention to discriminate’? against a person or groups.

Under current Iegislation, signs,

symbojs .and emblems cannot communicate such contempt or perceived discrimination.

Prohibited grounds of discrimination in the legislation include race, color, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation orage. |,

But Collins said the NDP is in- terested in supporting the right of free speech only for groups or in- dividuals it agrees with.

“It's obviously aimed at people like me, and there are not a fot of people like me. I don’t know if it

will affect me, but if it does 1 will be happy to go to jail, because | would be able to write some great columns from there.

“It’s typical of what a socialist government wants to do. They on- ly want people who are politically correct to write columns.

“They're all in favor of the kind of immigration we're getting, and they’rt all in’ favor of homosexuality,'’ said Collins.

The proposed changes to the B.C. Human Rights Act, he said, will back-fire on the government.

‘It’s directed against so-called

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HERE'S YOUR chance to let us, and the North Shore, know how you feel about issues that affect you.

TJurn to page 8 in the Fri- day, June 18, Nerth Shore News for respoases to the fol- lowing question: ‘‘Does the provincial government's new ‘anti-hate’ law (Bill 33) threaten free speech?’’

It’s your call. Just dial the North Shore News Your Call linc at 983-2208 and fet us know what you think,

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