Free speech conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27-28

TUESDAY UPDATE: Unfortunately, I have to cancel my appearance at this conference. I highly recommend your own attendance, though -- it has a stellar line-up of speakers, and I know some great Canadians will be there, too. I will still attend my other fall events, including those in Montreal tomorrow and Thursday.

I'm honoured to have been invited to speak at the "International Legal Conference on Freedom of Speech and Religion" later this month in Washington, D.C. The conference, details of which can be seen here, is co-sponsored by an array of amazing pro-liberty groups.

(In a sane world, this is the kind of conference that a "human rights commission" bureaucrat would attend; instead, Jennifer Lynch, the chief commissar of the Canadian Human Rights Commission jets around the world to meetings with Potemkin human rights fronts for Third World dictators, where they actually plot ways to infringe upon our liberties. How embarrassing for Canada.)

I'm looking forward to telling Canada's story down there. It's actually my second visit to Washington on this matter; the first time I testified before the bi-partisan Congressional human rights caucus. Though this is not an official government event, it will still be held at the Congressional Auditorium, which is quite prestigious.

All of the speakers look interesting, but some of them have me especially excited: Sen. Jim Demint is one of my favourites; Frank Gaffney is indispensable; one of my favourite bloggers, Atlas Shrugs (Pamela Geller) will be there; Brooke Goldstein of the Children's Rights Institute (formerly of the Middle East Forum) and my fellow Canadian, the former CSIS counterterrorism agent, David Harris.

If by chance you're in the D.C. area, please come by. There is no fee (but registration is required).

And if you're in Montreal, I hope to see you later this week!