S05E04 B.C.'s Cancel Culture Collision

John starts the show by discussing the kerfuffle around Selina Robinson, forced to resign from the provincial cabinet in British Columbia for remarks about Israel pre-1948. It was a collision of outrage and cancel culture. Everyone involved failed, including Robinson and the mainstream media. Free speech and accurate reporting were completely ignored. We move on to other stories with similar themes, about media bias, free speech on campus, and we finish up with Danielle Smith's transgender policies.
John Carpay in the Western Standard, Feb 13, 2024: Sorry Selina, but what goes round, comes round
B'nai Brith, Jan 30, 2024: An Evening with Our Jewish Public Officials
Glacier Media via Castanet, Feb 1, 2024: College instructors group calls on B.C. minister to resign for criticizing pro-Hamas teacher
National Post via MSN, Jan 26, 2024: Pro-terror college instructor who claimed victory at not being fired... is fired
Vancouver Sun, Nov 2, 2023: How public comments made outside of the workplace can become 'off-duty misconduct'
Brian Lilly in the Toronto Sun via MSN, Feb 6, 2024: Canada's biased media do themselves no favours with Poilievre
Blacklock's Reporter, Feb 8, 2024: Media Untrustworthy, Biase
CBC, Feb 9, 2024: Trudeau 'pissed off' by Bell Media's 'garbage decision' to lay off journalists
John Carpay in the Western Standard, Feb 8, 2024: Unbelievable but true, as NDP legislator demands pro-energy speech ban
Justice Centre, Feb 6, 2024: Justice Centre Weekly: Glenn Blackett on the importance of professional dissent - S02E02
Joel Kotkin in The National Post, Feb 8, 2024: 'Decolonized' universities dividing Canadians--Higher education goes Medieval
Justin Deschamps in Badlands Media, Feb 7, 2024: Gender Ideology Has Become Law--The Cautionary Tale of Canada's Subversive, Incremental Lawfare
True North, Feb 2, 2024: “A step forward” LGBT Albertans react to Danielle Smith’s new gender policies
Pamela Paul in The New York Times, Feb 2, 2024: As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.
Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens

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