Tag Archive | Canada
The Censor and the Reporter
Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca Second World War navy officials wanted U-boat attacks downplayed, but Halifax papers were in a war of their own. By Mark Bourrie | Excerpt from The Fog of War HALIFAX WAS Canada’s front-line city, the one town in Canada where no one could forget the war. If people needed a reminder, they could [...]
Activist: Censorship Leaves Rights in Dire Straits
Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca – By Michael Lightstone Decision to ban song over slur draws protests // The censoring of an anti-homosexual slur in an old rock song recently judged unsuitable for Canadian radio is the wrong way to deal with hurtful language, a Halifax gay-rights activist said Friday. Kevin Kindred said he personally believes “censorship is [...]
Gay Celebs Weigh in on Censor
Source: Toronto Sun Scott Thompson was still fuming Friday that the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing has been banned in Canada for containing the slur “faggot.” “Shakespeare would be rolling over in his g-word,” said Thompson, the 51-year-old actor/comedian best known for his work with the Kids in the Hall troupe. “When you ban [...]
Jan 2, 1776: Congress Publishes the Tory Act
The Continental Congress publishes the “Tory Act” resolution on this day in 1776, which describes how colonies should handle those Americans who remain loyal to the British and King George. The act called on colonial committees to indoctrinate those “honest and well-meaning, but uninformed people” by enlightening them as to the “origin, nature and extent [...]
Jesse Kline: Censorship by any other name | Full Comment | National Post
Jesse Kline: Censorship By Any Other Name | Full Comment | National Post.
