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Banning anti-abortion groups violates civil libertiesAcross Canada, anti-abortion groups on various University campuses have been under fire.Where pro-abortion groups fail and students' unions decline to run pro-abortion groups off campus, they settle for simply disrupting any events they disagree with.In the latter case, it's censorship by deeply-institutionalized means.Fortunately, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is prepared to take a stand on the matter, they're preparing to intervene in a case involving the University of Victoria Student Society and an anti-abortion group by the name of Youth Protecting Youth.The argument is that anti-abortion activism "inherently discriminates" against women.It shouldn't be thought that the BCCLA necessarily agrees with Youth...

Civil liberties lawyer to opposition: stop politicizing detainee abuseFor many Canadians, the ongoing controversy surrounding the treatment of Afghan detainees has been an irritating issue.It shouldn't be said that there's no cause for any outrage. Proper-thinking Canadians of all political stripes recognize that torture is a barbarous act, and aren't prepared to tolerate it.But by the same token, the issue -- alleging that Afghan detainees transferred to Afghan custody by Canadian soldiers were later tortured -- has, in many senses, proven to be utterly insipid.Canada's opposition parties -- and various left-wing commentators and bloggers -- have attempted to use the issue to tar the Conservative government, and accuse them of being guilty of war crimes.But to those Canadians who have...