Liberal MP: "many MPs" regard CHRC as a "threat to our democracy"

Paul Szabo is the Liberal MP from Mississauga South. He is also one of the few Liberals who chairs a Parliamentary Committee -- namely, the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee. You can imagine that a man immersed in those topics is naturally sensitive to the corruption at the Canadian Human Rights Commission which touches upon all three elements of the committee's mandate.

It would not surprise me if the CHRC was subpoenaed to appear before this committee, in addition to the current RCMP and Privacy Commissioner investigations.

Szabo recently wrote a short but powerful letter to a constituent about the CHRC:

Keith [Martin] is a good friend and I will be supporting his initiative. Your assessment of the CHRC is also shared by many MPs.

Put him in the "good guys" side of the ledger! But you have to read the letter sent to Szabo to understand what he means by "your assessment" of the CHRC. Here's the constituent's assessment of the CHRC that Szabo says many MPs agree with:

I'm writing to convey my disgust at the conduct of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Everything about the agency, from their hundred percent conviction rating under section 13, to their illegal use of an innocent woman's computer, to the absolutely vicious hate messages their staff post on the internet is an affront do decency and Canadian values.

These servants of the Crown are circumscribing public discourse and I believe they are actually increasing the racial tension they are meant to be fighting.

I urge you to support your courageous colleague Keith Martin when his motion to eliminate section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Code comes to a vote.

The law does not allow for truth as a defence, since it hinges on what might happen in the future. It does not belong in Canada.

This is the only issue I will be voting on in the next election, and I will support the candidate that is most in favour of abolishing/limiting this threat to our democracy. I hope that is you.

That's an excellent summary of the situation. In addition, I think a powerful, to the point letter like that has a better chance than most to get noticed by an MP, and get a real -- not form letter -- answer.

I'd like to ask you, dear reader, to take a moment to send Szabo a letter of encouragement. I don't care if you're not a Liberal; this isn't a partisan issue. It's an issue that affects anyone who believes in free speech -- and Szabo obviously does. Please click here to send him your felicitations.