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ular the munber of fews killed irl the Holocaust. Thursday was the elghth day of the hear, held by G's ETuman Rights Commiaston to determine tf the coli breaches a section of the provinelal Human Rithts Code, The code was changed tn 1993 by the passage of Bill 38, which allows tribunals to slay unlimited Anes on these making statements deemed likely to expose tidividuals or Broups Co batted or contempt, The legislation, whieh restrlets the publieation af material that “ladicates. dis- erliniaation” of is “likely to expose a person or group of “persons to hatred or cons tempt,” allows for no appeal of tribunal decisions or awards, Bozolan, who {n 1992 was involved with immigration and multicultural affalrs, denied a suggestion by News lawyer David Sutherland that Bill 33 was designed speciti- cally to censor Collins, hozoian said she would have known if this was. the case because It was her evi- dence of hate activity in B.C, that was sent to cabinet, In reply toa question from the CJC, Bozoian said the News was not mentioned during any of the delibera- tions held before the bill was enacted,

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Dear Premler Clark,

As chide of the Rights aad Freedoms: Commitiee of the Welters’ Union of Canada, an orgaaization of pratesstonal writers of books witht over G00 menibers, Ean deeply con: corned that Me Doug Collis hay been ordered to appear Tetiore NC. diamsary elyehits ceisuaenal,

The Cantlan Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives all Canadians the right ta Tree expression, ot just Uiase who espotise popular points of view. The desire to censor writers or journalists who express unpopular, cobtroversial or even dvlious polity of slew etn toad to the silenelag of eommiad des and ininorities, and, dn the end, to the sting of Informed, open discussion and debate,

‘The Waiters Union of Canada supports: Me, Collins’ right to freedom of expression within the provishons on hate speech in the Criminal Code, and we therefore ask dat the 1993 amendments to British Columbia Humanerights legis:

ation be repealed. Yours sincerely, Jackie Manthorne

Chair, Rights and Freedoms Committee

Weiters’ Union of Canada

evidence, told the tribunal that Bill 33 was born because there appeared to be a rise in hate activity and because B.C. had the least effective legisla- tion in Canada to deal with such activity,

Fears grew that — this srovince could become a sate haven for hate-mongers, she said.

“IE BLC. was seen as intol- erant, it might deter inmi- peants,” she added,

She said’ calls from the public, input from lobby groups and pamphlets with slogans such as “White Canadians Wake Up" all formed part of the evidence she gathered for cabinet.

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“This column does push many of the buttons that we Hid dn Holoeaust-dental materiil” sald Morton Weintell of McGill University,

Weinfeld and) Sutherland spl over whether the media reflect or relatoree societal views.

Sald the professor: “The media do more than. simply reflect, they shape.”

But Sutherland countered that the press =~ while ovea- slonally “a ditde behind or a little ahead” ~~ merely mirrors society and its shitting “eons test of ideas.”

He added: “In the short term (the media) may be Influential but in the long term Ht is more reflective.”

The hearing continues Monday at 9:30 am,

Collins is set to take the hearing stand on Wednesday, May 28, starting at fo pam,

Kieanwhile, Doug Collins is scheduled to debate Sol Littman oof the | Simen Wiesenthal Institute on CBC Newsworld (Cable 23) today, The debate on the issues sur: rounding the current haman rights hearing is scheduled to run from 4 pan. to § pan

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