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Ann Coulter Gets a Preemptive Lesson in Canadian 'Freedom of Speech'

By Eric Lipman

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Love her or hate her, you can't deny that Ann Coulter, cable news show darling and Weekly Hot Conservative for September 12, 2009, has a talent for getting attention. Some of that attention this week has come from north of the border. In advance of a mini-Canadian tour of speaking engagements, Coulter received an e-mail from the provost of the University of Ottawa. Francois Houle said he was pleased as punch to have Coulter come and speak today at the invitation of the school's campus conservative organization, as long as she didn't say anything that might be construed as "promoting hatred against any identifiable group." Uh, Monsieur Houle, have you met Ann Coulter? Houle did his Canadian best to be polite, and couch the e-mail as a friendly reminder that things up in Mountieland are just a bit different than they are down here: I would, however, like to inform you, or perhaps remind you, that our domestic laws, both provincial and federal, delineate freedom of expression (or "free speech") in a manner that is somewhat different than the approach taken in the United States. I therefore encourage you to educate yourself, if need be, as to what is acceptable...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on March 23, 2010 (boomark / email).