Edmonton Conservative MP Michael Cooper had read the alleged mass murderer’s manifesto into the committee’s record last week, angry that witness Faisal Khan Suri linked the March attacks to conservatism. On the weekend, Tory Leader Andrew Scheer removed Cooper from the committee over his “insensitive and unacceptable” behaviour. In a 6-0 vote Tuesday morning, with Conservatives abstaining, the committee voted to expunge that section of its record. John Robson, a documentary filmmaker and National Post columnist, argued that the answer to hate speech on line is more and better speech — not censorship. Conservative MP Rob Nicholson said there should be a record of what happens in parliamentary committees, “whether it’s appropriate or inappropriate.”Read more about:

Source: thestar June 04, 2019 16:52 UTC