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The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
17 Décembre 2008 par Marc LebuisMots clés: Commission, CHRC, Human Rights, section 13, complaint, rejection, racism, jewish, antisemitism, censorship, double standards, Moon, criminal code, 320.1, Steyn, MaClean, Levant, Ezra,
Pour la version française, cliquez ici.
The news of the decision of the Commission is reported in Le Devoir, one of the three important newspapers of Montreal. See: Commission canadienne des droits de la personne - S'attaquer aux gais, aux occidentales et aux juifs n'est pas nécessairement haineux - Brian Myles, Le Devoir, December 17, 2008.
The book by Imam Al-Hayiti is here (in French).
BACKGROUND
On 11 April 2008, I filed a complaint for "hate propaganda" on the Internet before the Canadian Human Rights Commission against a Salafi Imam of Montreal, Abou Hammaad Sulaiman Dameus Al-Hayiti. The purpose of my complaint was to test the objectivity of the Commission. My complaint relates to the imam's book L’Islam ou l’Intégrisme ? À la lumière du Qor’an et de la Sounnah (Islam or Fundamentalism? In light of the Qor'an and the Sunna), (2006/2007), 3rd edition corrected. Imam Abou H., who is fluent in Arabic, attended universities in Saudi Arabia where he studied Islam and the science of Hadiths. His teachings can therefore be perceived as authoritative with respect to Islam.
My complaint under section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (the "Act") claims that the writings of the imam are supremacist and expose persons belonging to the following groups to hatred or contempt: homosexuals, Infidels (non-Muslims), women, Jews, Quebecois (as an ethnic group and national minority).
On December 5, I received a letter fom Stéphane Brisson of the Commission informing me that they will not proceed to investigate my complaint. In the opinion of the Commission, the writings of the imam are not likely to expose persons from identifiable groups to hatred or contempt. Below is a translated excerpt of the letter of the Commission, followed by translated excerpts of the book of the Imam that I brought to the attention of the Commission in support of my complaint :
EXCERPT FROM THE LETTER OF THE COMMISSION
“ ...the majority of the references in “Islam or Fundamentalism” are to “infidels”, “miscreants” or “western women”. These are general, broad and diversified categories that do not constitute an “identifiable group” under Section 13 of the Act. As we have also mentioned, the extracts that identify groups on the basis of prohibited grounds of discrimination (homosexuals, lesbians, Christians, Jews) do not seem to promote “hatred” or “contempt” according to the criteria set forth in the Taylor case. Therefore, the document on which the complaint is based does not seem to meet the requirements of Section 13 of the Act for a complaint.”
BOOK EXCERPTS
Homosexuals
- Homosexuality is a "perversion"
- Homosexuals "spread disorder on earth"
- Homosexuals and lesbians should be "exterminated in this life"
- "Homosexuals caught performing sodomy are beheaded"
Infidels
- Most Infidels “live like animals”
- "they are evil people, they love perversity", and "they are our enemies"
- "sending our sons and daughters to the schools of the Infidels has devastating effects on their beliefs, their behavior and their character. For the children of Infidels are the most pervert children. At a very early age, they adopt the behavior of their parents "
- "Moreover, attending schools with Infidels may lead to friendship in their heart for Infidel children, which contradicts the foundations of Islam. Because Islam prohibits befriending even the closest relatives if they are Infidels"
- "there is no doubt that it is not permissible for a Muslim to love or to take as friend whoever follows a religion other than Islam"
- "Infidels say they are open-minded, but in reality they have opened their mind to garbage and filth, and closed it to all that is pure and right!"
Men are superior to women
- "men are superior to women and better than them". In general, "men have a more complete intellect and memory than women"
- "Infidels acknowledge this reality, but they do not want to accept the truth because they are blinded by their passions"
Muslim women are superior to Infidel women
- "The veiled Muslim woman is a light in the darkness of the 20th century, she carries the torch of modesty, of chastity and of Islamic values"
- "She brings the liberating message of "LA ILAHA ILLALLAH" to the poor western woman who has lost her femininity, her dignity and her honor and who is now crying for her savior"

- The consequences of immodesty are "rape, venereal diseases, AIDS, herpes, single-parent families, crime, poverty, ignorance and many others"
- "Infidels will never admit that these social problems are the result of their refusal to submit to Allah, because they are consumed with pride"
- "... male Infidels wanted to liberate women only for economic reasons (cheap labor) and to sexually exploit them"
- “male Infidels will not be happy with us until our women are in their beds, in their magazines and in their dancing clubs!”
"If a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man ... their marriage is invalid, in fact it is adultery"
Ethnic groups are not equal
- "Can we doubt the superiority of Islamic principles over the corrupt principles of Eastern and Western cultures?
- Culture is based on the beliefs of a nation. The superior culture is the one closest to the revelation of Allah!"
"This is the reason why ethnic groups are not equal"
Muslims are superior to Infidels
- "... a Muslim must never put his brother in Islam at the same level as an Infidel. In fact, to place Infidels at equality with Muslims is one of the greatest form of ignorance and injustice"
- "The rule is that the most disobedient among Muslims is better than the most virtuous, the most polite, the most honest and the most loyal among the Infidels"
- "The Muslim nation is actually the most balanced and the most righteous"
Christianity
- "It is because of this religion of lies, which goes against human nature, that the West is now full of perversity, corruption and adultery"
Jews
- Jews "spread corruption and chaos on earth"
- Most Jews "seek only material goods and money, apart from that, they have nothing"
- Jews "unjustly occupy" Palestine for the sole purpose of "filling this land with corruption and transgress the laws of Allah in the name of secularism"
Slavery
- "owning slaves is not prohibited"
- "Allah has allowed men to marry two, three or four women, but one who fears he will not be fair can marry only one or have slaves."
Democracy is contrary to Islam. Jihad is a duty of sedition
- "Democracy is a system in total contradiction with Islam"
- "... freedom is unknown in Islam, it contradicts Islam, therefore it is a false concept"
- "[freedom] serves to justify corruption" and "stooping to the lowest levels of bestiality"
- "Freedom of conscience is actually freedom to leave Islam!"
- “Anyone who leaves Islam, cut his neck”"no matter how it is understood and applied
- ... secularism is a pure negation of Islam"
- "If Muslims are strong and they have the ability to fight the Infidel ruler, to overthrow him from power and replace him with a Muslim ruler, it is mandatory for them to do so. This is part of Jihad in the path of Allah"
- "injustice will never disappear from the face of the earth before Islam and Sharia are properly applied throughout the world"
- "Islam commands us to destroy all idols", i.e. "democracy, human rights, secularism, freedom, equality, and modernity"
- in an Islamic state, Christians and Jews can keep their religion but they must pay a sum of money, the Jizyah. "The purpose of the Jizyah is to humiliate and punish Infidels to encourage them to accept Islam." The other Infidels (Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, etc.) have no options but to accept Islam or “be killed"
CONCLUSION
- If you belong to a minority, you can with impunity propagate hatred and contempt against the majority. You are not held to the same standards of tolerance, respect and civility as the majority. Equality under the law, according to the Commission, does not exist anymore.
- If you belong to a religious minority, you can with impunity propagate a supremacist ideology that also condones the extermination of other minorities, and of the majority, if this is the doctrine of your religion.
- If you belong to the majority and you expose the supremacist, totalitarian and anti-democratic ideology propagated by a minority, you risk being sued.
See also: (a link to the original English version is included in each article listed below)
Aimez-vous les minorités visibles ? Oui ? Alors vous êtes raciste, par Jonathan Kay
Staline, Hitler, Pol Pot... et maintenant Macleans/Mark Steyn ?
[Accommodements, Canada, English / TippingPoint, Groupes de pression, Justice / Commissions, Liberté d'expression, Médias et perceptions, Politique et démocratie, Québec]
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Commentaires
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
Make sure to read the blog entry of Ezra Levant, and follow his advice to write to Lawrence Cannon and the Prime minister:
CHRC: it's OK to say gays should be "beheaded", Jews "spread corruption", Hindus must "be killed" Excerpts from Levant's blog: "Write to Lawrence Cannon, the new Foreign Minister and one of Stephen Harper's key MPs in Quebec, about this latest inflammatory decision by the CHRC. It's egregious to all Canadians; but I believe it's especially insulting to Quebec, and their culture of equality for women and tolerance for gays.""Why don't you drop Cannon a quick e-mail, pointing out the hypocrisy of the CHRC. How does Jennifer Lynch, the chief commissar at the CHRC keep her job? She just gave a free pass to the most vile anti-Semitism, misogyny and, frankly, anti-Quebec rant that I think I've ever read.""What's Cannon going to do about it? Ask him, by sending an email at : Cannon.L@parl.gc.ca And here’s the prime minister’s, while you’re at it: pm@pm.gc.ca "10:46
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
Thanks for the tip. Merci du conseil
06:51
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
Do you have the HRCs entire letter?
Annie Lessard
17 Décembre 200817:04
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
I posted the entire letter here. It is in French only:
Lettre de la Commission canadienne des droits de la personne à Marc LebuisWernerPatels.com
17 Décembre 200811:00
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
This just proves that s. 13 has no place in a civilized country (then again, how civilized is Canada, really?). Matters such as these must come before real judges, rather than some bureaucrats sitting on a commission who owe their jobs to political connections.
We must also start recognizing the hate that is spread by some in the Muslim community and protect our own "Canadian" values. Also, we must stop bending over backwards for newcomers. It is they who must adjust and adapt, not us. If they're not willing to do that, they can go back to where they came from. Point final!Joseph Williams
17 Décembre 200811:04
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
I think Mark Steyn unfortunately left his comments on the issue short as he would do a better job then I.
From the CHRC's website: "This is a summary of recommendations that were provided by Professor Richard Moon, in a report that will be issued on November 24, 2008" Line 1: "The use of censorship by the government should be confined to a narrow category of extreme expression – that which threatens, advocates or justifies violence against the members of an identifiable group, even if the violence that is supported or threatened is not imminent."Granted this is not the official position of the CHRC, (In fact to find an official position on the site is not possible. Wonder why?) but considering its prominence aka not being buried I will therefore make its presence as a de facto endorsement.Ok and the CHRC doesn't even want to entertain the Iman's statements as hateful, etc?I think what is really happening, as was articulated by a CBC News producer a while back(sorry too lazy to try and find link), and is proof positive of how the Islamic extremists will win the war and prove Steyn right, is simple: Fear. The CBC feared for the safety of its staff thus they deliberately held back on negative reporting on situations involving Islamic terrorists. I suspect that the CHRC members are deep down just scared sh..less of having their asses blown off should they offend the extremists.Pat
17 Décembre 200823:13
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
It seems pretty obvious. The HRC is a radical Islamist organization. Who else would do what they're doing?
Oh yeah, cowards, they'd do that too.PatThe Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
I believe the conclusions of this article are inaccurate. In fact the statements made are not matters for the human rights commissions but for the criminal courts. Advocating the murder of homosexuals and others who do not conform to sharia law goes way past the jurisdiction of the HRC's and well into the province of criminal conspiracies. This kind of selective enforcement of law is one of the most dangerous things that can happen in a nation democratic or not. It is the sort of thing that leads to civil wars and usually more war like than civil.
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sgi
19 Décembre 200802:23
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
Marc, you have exposed the CHRC and Section 13 to even more ridicule than I thought possible. As if the travesties of the Steyn/Macleans, Levant and Boisson cases did not define the utter madness of these commissions and Section 13, you have taken it to a whole, new level.
What do you plan to do next?Marc Lebuis
19 Décembre 200806:14
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
sgi,
Stay connected to Point de BASCULE (PdB) on a daily basis. The Commission case is only the tip of the Iceberg. Use the Google translator to translate our articles and "brèves" into English.As soon as we find the right candidate we will launch the English PdB in order to cover all Canada.Marc Lebuis10:49
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
Note that you can get the Federal Court to instigate a judicial review of the Commisson's decision.
How you actually go about getting that started...well I'm not sure.Rich Rostrom
23 Décembre 200800:46
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
I think your conclusions are in error. Jews are minority, but if an Orthodox Jewish author published equivalent sentiments he would be ruthlessly punished. Sikh Canadians are a minority, but if a Sikh denounced Islam in such language, he'd be punished. I doubt if a First Nations author would escape either, though that would be an interesting test. So would a stand by a black preacher. OTOH he'd probably be disowned by other black leaders, who don't want to spoil their profitable relationship with the Left and Islam.
IOW, it's not just who is a minority, but who has victim status.It would also be interesting if a Moslem were to publish the Koranic verses condemning homosexuality as Boisson did the Bible verses. Would some HRC dare prosecute him?Marc Lebuis
1 Janvier 200910:47
The Canadian Human Rights Commission refuses to investigate the complaint filed by Marc Lebuis, director of Point de Bascule
Rich,
Sorry for the late response. I believe one of your items was addressed in the second paragraph of the Conclusion:«If you belong to a religious minority, you can with impunity propagate a supremacist ideology that also condones the extermination of other minorities, and of the majority, if this is the doctrine of your religion.»As for other forms of tests towards the Commission, I don't believe it would be necessary. With this complaint's result, the «perception» of justice is clear: - There is a double standard, - the Commission have their own interpretation of Free Speech, Hate speech, right and wrong and of course, and not the least, equality.What the Commission demonstrated is that our institutions are absolutely failing to promote and uphold the standards Canada and Quebec has given itself in terms of Human Rights. A standard that has given Canada the reputation it has enjoyed for the last couple of decades. I can only wish that those Canadians who are equipped to deal with legal and political skills, make sure that our Courts will not be ideologically inspired by the same "double standards" this (CHRC) Commission has demonstrated.The Commissions have definitely made the case that they are working against democracy by advantaging those who openly seek to erode those very principles and values that make a democracy alive and well. Freedom of Speech and equality are definitely being reduced to the subjective interpretations of unknown individuals who act as ideological Inquisitors. Imagine if this unknown staff, working at the Commission and payed by our very own taxes, were ideologically bent on favoring values emanating from, and sponsored by, let's say: Saudi Arabia ? It might be worth knowing, for public interests, who are those individuals staffing these Commissions and find out if they do have some conflicting allegiances or a conflicting loyalty with Canadian and Quebec fundamental values.Marc
Annie Lessard
17 Décembre 200806:29