Thank Gawd There Are Some Cracks In Leftwing Version Of Freedom Of Expression...

Paul Russell: Readers love Blatchford, Beck, naughty statues and bread pudding


When four excerpts from Christie Blatchford’s book about Caledonia graced our pages this week — the first one coming the same day as a front-page story about the author being barred from speaking at the University of Waterloo due to student protests — readers flooded our mailbox with notes of support.

“Christie Blatchford should be happy Dan Kellar and his band of goons interrupted her speech,” wrote Tim Lemieux. “What would have been a presentation to a small audience has now become national news, and has helped bring even more attention to her excellent new book, Helpless. Thanks, Dan.”

“Dan Kellar’s self-chained protest at the University of Waterloo focused my attention on the excerpt about the suspension of Canadian law in Caledonia, Ont.,” added Judy Turner. “Ms. Blatchford’s recounting of this episode shows how easily the special status received by today’s savvy natives (and sometimes others) can be used to manipulate our politicians, our laws and freedom of speech.”

– More than two dozen letter writers lined up to slap the proverbial wrist of columnist Jonathan Kay this week, after he dared criticize conservative commentator Glenn Beck in his column last Saturday, “The George Soros effect.”

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