Gov't MP: "fundamental review by Parliament is needed"

Nina Grewal is the Conservative MP from Fleetwood-Port Kells, in British Columbia. She sits on Parliament's Status of Women committee and Citizenship and Immigration Committee.

As I noted in February, she sent a letter to a constituent calling for a fundamental review of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. I now have a .pdf of a similar letter sent at around the same time, and I attach it here. My favourite lines are:

Like you, I am troubled by the decisions of the commissions in these cases and worry over the possible consequences for freedom of speech in Canada...

...reform may be required; specifically the willingness of commissions to consider questions relating to freedom of speech. I am worried that by censoring one kind of expression, it will be easier to start censoring others.

I feel it may be appropriate at this time for the Minister of Justice to undertake a broad review of the Canadian Human Rights Act including those sections of the Act dealing with the Human Rights Commission. A fundamental review by Parliament is needed...

Grewal was about three months ahead of the curve on this issue. It would be interesting to see if her views have in fact become even stronger, given the revelations of the past few months, culminating in the RCMP's investigation of the CHRC. (Imagine the headache the government would have saved itself had it actually convened the Parliamentary review Grewal called for back in February.)

If you have a moment, why not send her a quick note of encouragement.