BBC on the HRC

Here is a BBC report on the human rights controversy in Canada. I think it's pretty fair. Here's an excerpt about my case:

Leading the charge against the commissions is Ezra Levant, an Alberta-based publisher who was targeted by a complaint after reprinting the Danish caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in his (now-defunct) newspaper in early 2006.

His accuser, a Calgary Muslim leader who cited the Koran in his complaint, said the publisher had spread hatred.

In January Mr Levant appeared before an Alberta Human Rights official charged with deciding whether to refer the matter to a special tribunal.

In a videotaped statement later posted on his website, Mr Levant called the commission a "sick joke" and defiantly pleaded guilty.

"I'm not going to try to minimise what I've done and beg for mercy," he told the BBC News website. "I have the right to violate all those Koranic precepts because we follow Queen Elizabeth's law, not Muhammad's law."

I say again that while the mainstream media in Canada has been excellent at opining on the subject -- I think every newspaper and talk show has weighed in at least once -- only a handful, such as the National Post, have done real reporting on the subject. I find that odd, because there are so many facets to this story, from the nature of racism in the 21st century, to the idea of thought crimes or word crimes, to the administration of justice, to the definition of human rights, etc.

I suspect that drought of real shoe-leather reporting will end after Tuesday's hearing.