Edmonton Sun | 02May2010 | Orest Slepokura
http://www.edmontonsun.com/comment/letters/2010/04/30/13785316.html
Censorship circumvented
British MP George Galloway says it “defies common sense and logic” that
he can travel widely in the U.S. and sit in the British Parliament, but
was denied entry into Canada to deliver lectures at several
universities. What Galloway has to understand is that where free speech
is concerned, Canadians are either provincial, or sectarian, or
political. It’s always a bit of a toss-up for the controversial
speakers. An Ann Coulter might be let in to speak, but protesters will
disrupt the event. Our world in 2010 is not the censorship-friendly
place it once was, given the vast reach of modern communications
technology. Galloway, for example, spoke to his audience via video
link-up. Still, mature people will always counter perceived bad ideas
with the civil expression of better ideas.
Orest Slepokura
(Either that beats
censorship, or technology will.)