The Public Policy Forum devotes day to HRCs
The June 3 conference entitled Next Gen Human Rights: the future of Canada's human rights commissions begins with a keynote speech by the Canadian Human Rights Commission's chief commissioner Jennifer Lynch.
The policy panel afterwards gives no names of participants. It is interesting, however, that the panel's billing includes these words: "The panel will also look at the challenges of moving Canadian society in the direction of greater respect for individual and group rights, and will consider whether the commissions are the appropriate tools for that policy goal."
The former television producer in me is going Ack! Ack! Boring alert at the questions this panel will consider. Among them: "Can HRCs be made to be more effective? How?" The other questions will drown the morning in the details of process.
The afternoon features a debate between Warren Kinsella and . . . ? Liberal MP Keith Martin is invited. But not confirmed.
If I were Keith Martin I would not accept the invitation. Martin should debate another MP, not a spinmeister. Have you ever noticed how most panels on television do not mix apples and oranges?
They do not put journalists or columnists up against spin doctors. They do not put politicians up against journalists. They reserve special debates within these various groupings and seldom mix people up outside their genres.
The best person to debate Kinsella is fellow lawyer, blogger and Conservative spinmeister Ezra Levant.
The only reason why Mark Steyn debated the Socks was because they are the public face of the complaint against him.
I have a feeling this gathering is going to be a preaching- to- the- converted fest.
It is awfully expensive for a day so it will discourage various bloggers from attending.
The policy panel afterwards gives no names of participants. It is interesting, however, that the panel's billing includes these words: "The panel will also look at the challenges of moving Canadian society in the direction of greater respect for individual and group rights, and will consider whether the commissions are the appropriate tools for that policy goal."
The former television producer in me is going Ack! Ack! Boring alert at the questions this panel will consider. Among them: "Can HRCs be made to be more effective? How?" The other questions will drown the morning in the details of process.
The afternoon features a debate between Warren Kinsella and . . . ? Liberal MP Keith Martin is invited. But not confirmed.
If I were Keith Martin I would not accept the invitation. Martin should debate another MP, not a spinmeister. Have you ever noticed how most panels on television do not mix apples and oranges?
They do not put journalists or columnists up against spin doctors. They do not put politicians up against journalists. They reserve special debates within these various groupings and seldom mix people up outside their genres.
The best person to debate Kinsella is fellow lawyer, blogger and Conservative spinmeister Ezra Levant.
The only reason why Mark Steyn debated the Socks was because they are the public face of the complaint against him.
I have a feeling this gathering is going to be a preaching- to- the- converted fest.
It is awfully expensive for a day so it will discourage various bloggers from attending.
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