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August 28, 2009

Dear Radical Reader,

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted any articles. My apologies to those who wait with great anticipation for more information on either the Abrams v. Topham complaint or materials on the Zionist Beast.

Apart from having to be away from home for awhile I’ve also been spending a lot of time over at http://www.FreeDominion.com enjoying all the lively discussions taking place since Harry Abrams finally registered on their forum and has been fielding all sorts of questions from FDers related to sec. 13(1).

Of course I am only an observer there as I’ve been banished from the forum for quite some time but even though I cannot speak, thanks to regular FD member fourhorses, who posts my legal documents for FDers to study and comment on, the Abrams v. Topham complaint is getting a lot of free coverage. For that alone I owe the owner, Connie Fournier, a debt of gratitude for allowing such discussion to proceed. Considering that FD considers itself to be the number one website in Canada in terms of support for the Zionist state of Israel and for all things Jewish this is indeed a generous and open-minded position for her to take.

This is the main reason for this post. I wanted to alert readers to the discussions taking place there and also encourage those willing, to possible register and join in the debate. The least that would happen would be to get banished like I did but a reading of the threads should illustrate the fact that they aren’t as narrow-minded as one might think and their humour is also something to be appreciated. Some of the recent cartoons depicting Harry as the Kosher Saviour of Hate Speech legislation are quite funny. Whether Harry eventually retaliates against them is of course another story. :-) But even if you don’t join in, just reading the various threads and studying the positions taken is, in itself, guaranteed to be an eye-opener in terms of gaining a broader perspective on how other Canadians perceive both sec. 13(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the actions of Harry Abrams and B’nai Brith Canada. Most questions are cogent and the issues are wide-ranging.

Here are the current threads where section 13(1) and the CHRC and CHRT are being given a thorough working over:

http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=121507
Free Dominion – battleground in Abrams v Topham case

http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=121449&sid=a3aced58daa797751d8702300312bd2e
FD thread: Richard Warman attempting to seize elderly couple’s home

http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=121889
FD thread:  Ezra bitch-slaps B’nai Brith

http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=122021&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
FD thread:  Harry Abrams, Classical Liberalism vs. Human Rights

http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=122246
Innuendo: A Harry Proposition

http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=122393
FD thread: Abrams v Topham – the next novel approach

I would encourage all readers to check out these discussions. Also, please try to pass this message along to your associates.

Shine your Light for Love, Peace & Justice for All,

Arthur Topham
Publisher/Editor
The Radical Press
Canada’s Radical News Network
“Digging to the root of the issues since 1998″
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Arthur Topham is the Publisher and Editor of RadicalPress.com. He is currently involved in a free speech battle with the League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada.

He is also in extremely dire need of financial support to sustain this battle with the forces of repression and censorship as he is not able to work during this period of intense litigation with the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the CHR Tribunal. Any donations therefore would be most welcome. Please see the following url on the Home Page (upper right hand corner) http://www.radicalpress.com/?page_id=657 regarding donations. Also there is a “DONATE” button there for Paypal or here at https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4466120 . Feel free to use any of them if you can help out. Thanks.

Arthur welcomes all feedback to his articles and can be reached at radical@radicalpress.com .

For the Full Monty on the complaint case involving RadicalPress.com and B’nai Brith Canada please see: http://www.radicalpress.com/?page_id=995

Constitutional Challenge S13 Radical Press & Christie By Fourhorses

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[Editor's Note: Many thanks to Fourhorses for putting together this article and presenting some important questions.]

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http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=113251
Constitutional Challenge S13 Radical Press & Christie

By fourhorses

February 23, 2009
In early February of this year, Arthur Topham of the Radical Press posted his verbal notification to Keren Jensen (CHRC) of his intent to launch a constitutional challenge to Section 13. http://www.radicalpress.com/?p=910

This is in regards to the complaint launched against Topham/Radical Press via co-complainants Harry Abrams and B’nai Brith – Complaint No.: 20071016

Today, there is a posting that Canadian Free Speech lawyer, Doug Christie has applied as intervener:

In a letter to Registry Officer Nancy LaFontant and Tribunal member Karen Jensen of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in Ottawa, Ontario Mr. Christie stated:

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“I am general counsel of the Canadian Free Speech League, and as such I am interested in the case of Arthur Topham. I would like the opportunity to intervene on behalf of the free speech issues raised in this case. We were allowed intervention status in the case of Marc Lemire, and it is our desire to assist in the maintenance of a constitutional challenge to the enabling legislation, as well as to participate in the fact-finding that would be the foundation of such an assessment.”

source: http://www.radicalpress.com/?p=924

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Will the CHRC allow Christie to intervene on behalf of free speech ?

Will Karen [Jensen Tribunal member] and Jenny [Jennifer Lynch, the chief human-rights commissioner] meet their match with the likes of Doug ?

Will the CHRC disallow Christie because he is too good, doesn’t tolerate the BS and can run circles around them ?

What is the basis of the constitutional challenge to Section 13 that Topham/Radical Press is planning ?

Will the CHRC dismiss, out-of-hand, this challenge as they did with Melissa Guille’s constitutional challenge?

Will Jenny order the CHRC to redact all documentation and withhold it for several years as was done in the Lemire constitutional challenge ?

Will the Attorney General’s office intervene again and remind us that speech “chill” is OK and it depends upon who says it ?

Will B’nai Brith get double status as co-complainant and as intervener ?

Will the CHRC/CHRT extend the envelope of new jurisprudence , and again usurp the authority of the Supreme Court ?

… stay tuned to see if the kangaroos hop over our rights again.

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Freedom really does not evolve, it revolts. 

CHRC: Abrams v Radical Press – Foreign Lobbyists By Fourhorses

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http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=112629
CHRC: Abrams v Radical Press – Foreign Lobbyists

By Fourhorses

four_horses@warpmail.net

February 13th, 2009

In one of the correspondences from Arthur Topham, Publisher/Editor of the Radical Press, to Nancy Lafontant and Gregory M. Smith, Registrars at the CHRC, Topham raises the thought that Harry Abrams (complainant) is an agent for Israel’s Mossad. I think this is rather far fetched, especially after reading that Abrams is a business man in Victoria, who specializes in elevator advertising media. I haven’t seen any of his adverts in any elevators, so unless the Mossad is engaged in subliminal messaging to elevator guests, I would tend to heavily discount this theory.

This does raise a different issue, though. Part of the complaint claim is that the material Topham published at the Radical Press is likely to cause hatred towards Citizens of Israel. A poster on FD raised the question a while back as to what status does the State of Israel or its citizens have in Canadian judicial processes. That’s a very good question. It is not only the State of Israel, that is in question, but a bigger question pertaining to any foreign government. I understand there are diplomatic channels, procedures and protocols, and these are conducted through Foreign Affairs Canada and its diplomatic staff.

But what of this case?

There seem to be two complainants; Harry Abrams and B’nai Brith. How can they be complainants on behalf of Israeli citizens, which is the State of Israel? Are they registered lobbyists for a foreign government ?

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