Doug Christie Addresses CAFE'S Christmas Gathering -- "Freedom Is the Cause, Not of a
Written by Paul Fromm
Monday, 31 December 2012 05:09
*Doug Christie Addresses CAFE'S Christmas Gathering -- "Freedom Is the
Cause, Not of a Day, but of a Lifetime"*

*TORONTO, December 2, 1012*. Victoria-based lawyer and long-time free
speech activist Douglas H. Christie addressed the Christmas gathering of
the Canadian Association for Free Expression and posed some politically
incorrect questions for his packed audience.

Challenging Canada's Trudeau-era fetish with group rights and special
privileges for certain groups, Mr. Christie asked: "Why can't there be
'anti-Semitism?' Anti-Christianity is rampant. There's a double standard.
You can slam Christianity, but not Judaism or Islam."

Under Canadian law, he noted, "you can expose an individual to hatred,
contempt or ridicule as long as there is some basis in fact and this is
your honestly held opinion." He noted that some years ago he was called "a
perverted monster" for defending Ernst Zundel by a Vancouver talk radio
host. "A jury said it was defamatory but fair comment," he explained.

"Opinions should be allowed," Mr., Christie said. "Free speech is the one
thing you must give your worst enemy, if you wish to keep it for yourself"

[image: Photo: Doug Christie Addresses CAFE'S Christmas Gathering --
"Freedom Is the Cause, Not of a Day, but of a Lifetime" TORONTO, December
2, 1012. Victoria-based lawyer and long-time free speech activist Douglas
H. Christie addressed the Christmas gathering of the Canadian Association
for Free Expression and posed some politically incorrect questions for his
packed audience. Challenging Canada's Trudeau-era fetish with group rights
and special privileges for certain groups, Mr. Christie asked: "Why can't
there be 'anti-Semitism?' Anti-Christianity is rampant. There's a double
standard. You can slam Christianity, but not Judaism or Islam." Under
Canadian law, he noted, "you can expose an individual to hatred, contempt
or ridicule as long as there is some basis in fact and this is your
honestly held opinion." He noted that some years ago he was called "a
perverted monster" for defending Ernst Zundel by a Vancouver talk radio
host. "A jury said it was defamatory but fair comment," he explained.
"Opinions should be allowed," Mr., Christie said. "Free speech is the one
thing you must give your worst enemy, if you wish to keep it for yourself"
"Truth will offend," the Battling Barrister noted. "Why should it be wrong
for anti-homosexual activist Bill Whatcott to say homosexuality is evil?"
There's low tolerance for dissent in Canada, he added. "If you disagree,
why not debate him. If we're not free to debate, what are our brains for?"
he asked. "A fearless national discourse changes potential violence into
understanding." In the case of the complaints under Saskatchewan's Human
Rights Act against Mr. Whatcott, "the complaint of 'discrimination' does
not refer to the denial of a service but anything that might take away the
self-esteem of some privileged group, in this case homosexuals," he
explained. "But what if there are negative aspects to homosexual practices?
Instead of a spirited debate, so-called human rights legislation,
encourages offended homosexuals to say: 'You've offended me. So, I'm taking
you to the human rights commission to try to get you punished and
silenced.'" Part of the assault on free speech, Mr. Christie explained, is
"a result of massive immigration from non-traditional societies. This has
produced 'diversity' where people don't have a common understanding." But
we're not allowed to discuss differences honestly. Instead, we'll go to
court and academics and 'experts' at great expense will talk about 'human
rights,' but what they practise is really tyranny," he said. "We've
delegated to the courts the power to make determinations of morality."
"We're seeing an ethical transformation imposed by government. In Ontario,
Catholic schools are being forced, in the name of tolerance, to teach that
homosexuality is a legitimate 'lifestyle' to be respected and protected,
even though his notion is totally contrary to Catholic belief," he charged.
Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission,
says "context" is everything. A priest or imam may refuse to "marry" two
homosexuals, but a marriage commissioner may not, even though homosexual
"marriage" violates his faith. "He belongs to the state," Mr. Christie
concluded. The repressive power of the state and of human rights regimes
suggests, said Mr. Christie, "the lesson that any sensible person should
keep his head down, be afraid, drink his beer, because it's all too
complicated." But, this is not a proper fate for free men and women,
Turning to recent developments in the Marc Lemire, Internet free speech
case -- the constitutional challenge to the constitutionality of Sec.
13,(Internet censorship) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, Judge Richard
Mosley upheld the constitutionality of Sec. 13 but not the fines and
penalties. The judge took the case under questionable circumstances: "It is
clear to my mind that if you justified this legislation (Sec. 13's
extension to include the Internet) to Parliament and you've expressed an
opinion, that raises the concern of reasonable apprehension of bias." Mr.
Justice Mosley "is a judge of the Federal Court, Trial Division. However,
in 2001, as a senior lawyer for the Department of Justice, he was a
critical player in drafting Bill C-36," an anti-terrorism bill which, among
other measures, turned over control of the Internet to the Canadian Human
Rights Commission. "Now he's adjudicating the very legislation he assisted
in drafting" and which he assured the media was constitutional. Indeed,
"Sec. 13 cases may be about to resume, thanks to Judge Mosley," he added.
In a rousing conclusion, Mr. Christie: "The State wants the power to take
what you have and control your life. Don't think that government is your
friend, no matter what you political party is. The cause of freedom is not
the cause of a day but of a lifetime. Am I going to live in fear and
silence and censor myself? Never!"]



"Truth will offend," the Battling Barrister noted. "Why should it be wrong
for anti-homosexual activist Bill Whatcott to say homosexuality is evil?"
There's low tolerance for dissent in Canada, he added. "If you disagree,
why not debate him. If we're not free to debate, what are our brains for?"
he asked. "A fearless national discourse changes potential violence into
understanding."

In the case of the complaints under Saskatchewan's Human Rights Act against
Mr. Whatcott, "the complaint of 'discrimination' does not refer to the
denial of a service but anything that might take away the self-esteem of
some privileged group, in this case homosexuals," he explained. "But what
if there are negative aspects to homosexual practices? Instead of a
spirited debate, so-called human rights legislation, encourages offended
homosexuals to say: 'You've offended me. So, I'm taking you to the human
rights commission to try to get you punished and silenced.'"

Part of the assault on free speech, Mr. Christie explained, is "a result of
massive immigration from non-traditional societies. This has produced
'diversity' where people don't have a common understanding." But we're not
allowed to discuss differences honestly. Instead, we'll go to court and
academics and 'experts' at great expense will talk about 'human rights,'
but what they practise is really tyranny," he said. "We've delegated to the
courts the power to make determinations of morality."

"We're seeing an ethical transformation imposed by government. In Ontario,
Catholic schools are being forced, in the name of tolerance, to teach that
homosexuality is a legitimate 'lifestyle' to be respected and protected,
even though his notion is totally contrary to Catholic belief," he charged.

Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission,
says "context" is everything. A priest or *imam* may refuse to "marry" two
homosexuals, but a marriage commissioner may not, even though homosexual
"marriage" violates his faith. "He belongs to the state," Mr. Christie
concluded.

The repressive power of the state and of human rights regimes suggests,
said Mr. Christie, "the lesson that any sensible person should keep his
head down, be afraid, drink his beer, because it's all too complicated."
But, this is not a proper fate for free men and women,

Turning to recent developments in the Marc Lemire, Internet free speech
case -- the constitutional challenge to the constitutionality of Sec.
13,(Internet censorship) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, Judge Richard
Mosley upheld the constitutionality of Sec. 13 but not the fines and
penalties. The judge took the case under questionable circumstances: "It is
clear to my mind that if you justified this legislation (Sec. 13's
extension to include the Internet) to Parliament and you've expressed an
opinion, that raises the concern of reasonable apprehension of bias." Mr.
Justice Mosley "is a judge of the Federal Court, Trial Division. However,
in 2001, as a senior lawyer for the Department of Justice, he was a
critical player in drafting Bill C-36," an anti-terrorism bill which, among
other measures, turned over control of the Internet to the Canadian Human
Rights Commission. "Now he's adjudicating the very legislation he assisted
in drafting" and which he assured the media was constitutional.

Indeed, "Sec. 13 cases may be about to resume, thanks to Judge Mosley," he
added.

In a rousing conclusion, Mr. Christie: "The State wants the power to take
what you have and control your life. Don't think that government is your
friend, no matter what you political party is. The cause of freedom is not
the cause of a day but of a lifetime. Am I going to live in fear and
silence and censor myself? Never!"
 
Litigious Richard Warman -- How Does Civil Servant Working for the department of Nati
Written by Paul Fromm
Monday, 31 December 2012 05:09
**
*Litigious Richard Warman -- How Does Civil Servant Working for the
department of National Defence Get the Time to So Clog the Courts With His
Complaints?*
**
**
*People Richard Warman has sued or threatened to sue for “Defamation”*

** **

*Alphabetically sorted*

* *

** **

*Person*

*Court file # or Source*

**1) **** **

3535991 Canada Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-55389****

**2) **** **

Andrea Rondeau****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**3) **** **

Andrew Spencer (Droid1963)****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**4) **** **

Arnie Lemaire****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 09-46638****

**5) **** **

Banyen Books****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**6) **** **

BC Libraries Association****

Macleans Magazine: April 21, 2008****

**7) **** **

Biosfaire****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**8) **** **

Black Press Group Ltd.****

http://www.radicalpress.com/?p=684

9) **** **

Boule De Neige****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**10) **** **

****Bridge** of **Love**** Publications****

****Ontario** **Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**11) **** **

Byron Tau****

http://btau.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-own-tiny-role-in-canadas-biggest.html

12) **** **

Canadian Association for Free Expression****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 04-CV-26550SR****

**13) **** **

Canoe Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-53851****

**14) **** **

Canwest Digital Media****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**15) **** **

Canwest Global Communications Corp****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**16) **** **

Canwest Interactive****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**17) **** **

Canwest Limited Partnership****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**18) **** **

Canwest Mediaworks Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**19) **** **

Canwest Mediaworks Publications Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**20) **** **

Canwest Publishing Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**21) **** **

Catherine McMillan****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**22) **** **

Constance Wilkins-Fournier****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**23) **** **

Constance Wilkins-Fournier****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**24) **** **

Constance Wilkins-Fournier****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 08-CV-352212SR****

**25) **** **

****Cowichan** **Valley**** Citizen****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**26) **** **

Crossroads Television System Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-49969****

**27) **** **

Dan Lepage (SaskBigPicture)****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**28) **** **

Eternal Moment Bookstore****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**29) **** **

Ezra **Levant******

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**30) **** **

Ezra **Levant******

****Ontario**** Court File No. CV-09-00370919****

**31) **** **

Ezra **Levant******

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-53851****

**32) **** **

Ezra **Levant******

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-55389****

**33) **** **

Fivefeetoffury.com****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**34) **** **

Freedominion.ca****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**35) **** **

Freedominion.ca****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 08-CV-352212SR****

**36) **** **

Global TV Calgary****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**37) **** **

Global TV Lethbridge****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**38) **** **

Jason Bertucci (Faramir)****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**39) **** **

Jason Ouwendyk****

****Ontario**** Small ****Claims Court**** File No. 03-SC-081720****

**40) **** **

John Doe (conscience)****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**41) **** **

John Doe (HR-101)****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**42) **** **

John Doe (Klinxx)****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**43) **** **

John Doe (Padraigh)****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**44) **** **

Jonathan Kay****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**45) **** **

****Kamloops**** Public Library****

BC Civil Liberties Press Release:
http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/04libelandslander.htm

46) **** **

Kathy Shaidle****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**47) **** **

Kathy Shaidle****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-53851****

**48) **** **

Kelly McParland****

****Ontario**** Court File No. CV-09-00370919****

**49) **** **

Knowledge Bookstore****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**50) **** **

Mark Fournier****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**51) **** **

Mark Fournier****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**52) **** **

Mark Fournier****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 08-CV-352212SR****

**53) **** **

Michael Coren****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-49969****

**54) **** **

Michael Coren****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-53851****

**55) **** **

Michael Veck****

****Ontario**** Court File No. CV-10-410527****

**56) **** **

National Post Company****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**57) **** **

National Post Company****

****Ontario**** Court File No. CV-09-00370919****

**58) **** **

**Northern Alliance** ****

****Ontario**** Small ****Claims Court**** File No. 03-SC-081720****

**59) **** **

Paul Fromm****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 04-CV-26550SR****

**60) **** **

Preferred Network****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**61) **** **

Quebecor Media Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-53851****

**62) **** **

Quebecor Media Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-55389****

**63) **** **

Quesnel Cariboo Observer (Newspaper)****

http://www.radicalpress.com/?p=684

64) **** **

Roger Smith (Peter O’ Donnell)****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 07-CV-039927SR****

**65) **** **

Russell McOrmond****

http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/2603

66) **** **

Seekers Books****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**67) **** **

Shirley Skolos****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**68) **** **

Smalldeadanimals.com****

****Ontario**** Court File No: 08-CV-352197SR****

**69) **** **

Sun Media Corporation****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-53851****

**70) **** **

Sun Media Corporation****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-55389****

**71) **** **

Sun TV News General Partnership****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-55389****

**72) **** **

The McGill Tribune****

http://btau.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-own-tiny-role-in-canadas-biggest.html***
*

**73) **** **

Thompson Nicola Regional Public Libraries****

Macleans Magazine: April 21, 2008****

**74) **** **

Tom Kennedy****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 02-CV-237691SR****

**75) **** **

****Toronto**** Public Library****

****Toronto**** Public Library: MATERIALS REVIEW COMMITTEE RECONSIDERATION
OF MATERIALS SUMMARY - 2002****

**76) **** **

TVA Group Inc.****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 12-55389****

**77) **** **

****Vancouver**** Public Library****

BC Civil Liberties Press Release:
http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/04libelandslander.htm

78) **** **

Victoria Indymedia****

http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/3102

79) **** **

Victoria Public Library****

BC Civil Liberties Press Release:
http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/04libelandslander.htm

80) **** **

Walker Morrow****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 10-47357****

**81) **** **

William Grosvenor****

****Ontario**** Court File No. 08-CV-40460SR****

* *

* *

* *

*Copyright SLAPP suits*

** **

** **

1)****

Richard Warman and National Post v Mark and Constance Fournier****

Federal Court of Canada: T-784-11****

2)****

Richard Warman and National Post v Mark and Constance Fournier****

Federal Court of Appeal: A-395-12****

** **

** **

** **

** **

*Section 13 Complaint by Richard Warman*

*Cases before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal*

** **

** **

*1*

T726_3102****

*FRED KYBURZ*

*2*

T998/11804****

*Eldon Warman*

*3*

T869/11903****

*Alexan Kulbashian,*

*4*

T869/11903****

*James Scott Richardson, *

*5*

T869/11903****

*Tri-city Skins.com,*

*6*

T869/11903****

*Canadian Ethnic Cleansing Team,*

*7*

T869/11903****

*Affordable Space.com*

*8*

T1021/0205****

*Tomasz Winnicki*

*9*

T1072/5305****

*Craig Harrison*

*10*

T1071/5205****

*Peter Kouba*

*11*

T1088/6905****

*Glenn Bahr*

*12*

T1087/6805****

*Western Canada for Us*

*13*

T1104/8505****

*Terry Tremaine*

*14*

** **

*Alex Di Civita*

*15*

** **

*Liz Lampman*

*16*

T1095/7605****

*Bobby Wilkinson*

*17*

T1095/7605****

*“Canadian Nazi Party” *

*18*

T1106/8705****

*Jessica Beaumont*

*19*

T1073/5405****

*Marc Lemire*

*20*

** **

*Freedomsite .org*

*21*

T1090/7105****

*Melissa Guille*

*22*

T1090/7105****

*Canadian Heritage Alliance*

*23*

** **

*Ciaran Paul Donnelly*

*24*

** **

*WCOTC (World Church of the Creator)*

*25*

T1217/2907****

*Jason Ouwendyk*

*26*

T1216/2807****

*Northern Alliance*

** **

** **

** **

** **

** **
 
The Gall: Is He Here As a Guest Worker or Litigator?
Written by Paul Fromm
Saturday, 29 December 2012 05:14
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The Gall: Is He Here As a Guest Worker or Litigator?

The Tumbler Ridge News (Dec. 29, 2012) reports: " The 13 miners only
arrived in Tumbler Ridge a few weeks ago. Since arriving, they have
been learning safety regulations, learning about Canada and Canadian
Culture, and learning how to speak English.

It is a skill that some of them have already mastered, at least in
part. Huizhi Li is one of the first 13 miners. While his English is
halting and broken, and he occasionally needs help from a translator,
he speaks far more than the proverbial 100 words of English. 'I feel
very good here. It’s very peaceful for me. The environment is very
good.'”

Now, Li with his Coke bottle specs must be a very quick learner. It
seems he's learned enough English and about Canada's
Minority-favouring human rights legislation to file a complaint with
the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Ottawa Citizen (December 14,
2012) reports: "The company under fire for hiring Chinese miners as
temporary foreign workers at its northern B.C. coal mine has fought
back, threatening legal action against the federal government.

At the same time, one of its workers has filed a human rights
complaint accusing the United Steelworkers Union of discrimination.

HD Mining distributed Huizhi Li’s letter to the Canadian Human
Rights Commission along with a letter putting the government on notice
that the company may pursue claims for civil damages after federal
ministers made public statements about the company.

The firm’s Murray River coal mine near Tumbler Ridge has been
criticized for hiring 201 temporary foreign workers in place of
Canadians.

It’s also facing a judicial review in which two unions are seeking
to prevent the company from bringing more workers to Canada. Seventeen
miners are already in B.C. and another 60 are expected to arrive this
weekend.
Li — a miner who may have arrived with HD Mining’s first cohort of
workers at the end of October — said in his human rights complaint
that leaflets and website content (
http://usw2009.ca/firstlevelsubmenutwo.htm ) produced by the United
Steelworkers Union are likely to create contempt for Chinese people.

He said information posted to the union’s website alleges Chinese
miners will work for reduced wages and in substandard conditions,
which denies Canadians opportunity to those jobs.

Steve Hunt, the union’s western Canadian director, said the
accusation is bizarre, because his union has been fighting for
workers’ rights. Hunt pointed out the letter, dated Monday, was
written on HD Mining letterhead, and said the union knew it would be
only a matter of time before the company made racial accusations. '
don’t think it’s well-founded, obviously. It’s something that we
expected all along,' he said. 'When all else fails pull the racial
card out and suggest we have something untowards any worker coming in
to Canada.'”

The fact that the complaint was distributed by the legally aggressive
Chinese owned HD Mining might lead a cynical observer to wonder
whether one of the company's legal eagles wrote the complaint, rather
Mr. Li. Interestingly, he complaint has been made under the notorious
Internet censorship provision of the Canadian Human Rights Act -- Sec.
13. This section was repealed by the House of Commons this past June.
A Federal Judge upheld its constitutionality this October. the Senate
has not yet acted on it. However, since Marc Lemire won a ruling which
essentially found Sec. 13 unconstitutional on September 2, 2009, the
Canadian Human Right Commission has not pursued any more prosecutions
and the two outstanding cases (Arthur Topham & Radicalpress.com and
Henry Makow) have been stayed sine die.
Li's complaint says in part: " Complaint of violation of Section
13(1) by United Steelworkers Union Publications
Dear Sir/Madam:
I am writing to tile a complaint regarding an alleged violation of
section 13(1) the Canadian Human Rights Act as a result of
publications communicated on the Internet by the United Steelworkers
Union Local 2009 and United Steelworkers Union District 3. The
publications include: 1) A text leaflet on the website of United
Steelworkers Union Local 2009 on the "News" page ... I Submit that
the publications contravene section 13(1) of the not because they are
likely to create contempt for Chinese persons and in particular
Chinese mining workers by alleging to the public or union members that
they will work for reduced wages and in substandard conditions,
thereby denying Canadians the opportunity to those jobs and for
adversely affecting the
The complaint refers to appendices and is clearly well drafted.
Amazing how fast Li, who still needs an interpret, picked up enough
English and law to draft what is clearly a complaint to harass and
silence the unions for standing up for the rights of Canadian workers.

The Ottawa Citizen (December 14, 2012) reported that HD Mining company
spokesman Jody Shimkus "denied the company had any role in the
complaint filed by Li, who she said was unavailable for an interview
Thursday. 'This is an individual complaint, based on the ads the union
had.' Asked about Li’s English proficiency, Shimkus said she
doesn’t know each miner’s level of comprehension. In October, the
company said (
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Chinese+workers+fill+mining+jobs/7366971/story.html
) the Chinese workers would be taught roughly 100 English words, all
related to safety. "

And as to paying the "temporary" Chinese worker imports less than
Canadians, it would seem that the union has based its charges on solid
grounds. The CBC (December 10, 2012) reported: "Labour brokers may be
charging Chinese miners up to $16,000 for the chance to work in
Canadian mines as temporary foreign workers, a CBC investigation has
found. The National visited a prominent recruitment agency in Beijing
carrying hidden cameras. Investigators posing as miners learned that
workers with minimal mining experience are being offered positions in
Canadian gold, copper and potash mines.

Recruiters said that, once working in Canada, miners would be paid no
less than $10 per hour. Permanent workers in Canada’s underground
and surface mines are paid on average $25 to $30 per hour.
Investigators also learned that workers are asked to pay a deposit of
several thousand dollars to secure a spot in a Canadian mine. The
agency said that the remainder of the $16,000 fee is taken The
recruiters claim that the deduction occurs with the knowledge of the
employer, although the agency provided no proof that it was acting on
behalf of a specific company or business.

In Canada, it is illegal for employers to charge recruitment fees to
temporary foreign workers. In a written statement to the CBC News,
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada explained that an
employer who has requested the services of a recruiter is required to
cover all recruitment costs related to the hiring of the temporary
foreign worker.'

In its report (December 14, 2012), the Ottawa Citizen added: "Kael
Campbell, a head recruiter for Red Seal Recruiting who has experience
dealing with the mining industry in that region, said HD’s foreign
workers’ total pay packages are below what competitors Walter Energy
and Peace River Coal offer in a region which had an unemployment rate
of 3.8 per cent last October.

'It looks like (HD’s) benefits and end wages combine for about 20
per cent savings,' Campbell said."

Paul Fromm
Director
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR FREE EXPRESSION

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