Richard Warman: The Censor

cen·sor   (snsr) n. 1. A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable. 2. An official, as in the armed forces, who examines personal mail and official dispatches to remove information considered secret or a risk to security. 3. One that condemns or censures. 4. One of two officials in ancient Rome responsible for taking the public census and supervising public behavior and morals. 5. Psychology The agent in the unconscious that is responsible for censorship. Definition from: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/censor    It’s odd: Mohamed Elmasry, an apologist for Islamo-fascism, using the same tools as an “anti-racist” leftist like Richard Warman. At first glance, they may seem like opposites, but they’re actually identical: Both are illiberal censors who have found a quirk in our legal system, and are using it to undermine our Western traditions of freedom.  [National Post - Dec 17, 2007.  Ezra Levant: Censorship in the name of Human Rights]   Why should Richard Warman be the only citizen to have his own personal inquisition? [Macleans Magazine - Jan 17, 2008]       Richard Warman's attempt to use the CRTC to block websites Richard Warmans Complaint to CRTC Appendix 1 Appendix 2 - Affidavit from Bernie Farber Appendix 3 - Affidavit from Richard Warman CRTC ruling turning down Warman's request Media reports surrounding CRTC decision in 2002 - Richard Warman went after libraries in British Columbia to remove books from circulation Media:  Lawyer asks area libraries to yank book from shelves The B.C. Civil Liberties Association had called on the Attorney General to reform defamation law in B.C. to protect libraries because of situations such as the legal wranglings between Richard Warman and David Icke, author of Children of the Matrix. Mr. Warman had sued Mr. Icke alleging that the book is defamatory. Before going to trial, Mr. Warman had written library officials in Kamloops, Victoria and Vancouver notifying them of his lawsuit and requesting the libraries pull the book from their shelves. Upon consulting legal advice, the library boards all removed The Children of the Matrix from circulation. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association lobbied and the law was changed in British Columbia The Green Party of Canada has accused Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com of violating Canadian criminal and customs laws by selling racist and anti-Semitic books such as "The Turner Diaries" and "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" in the country. "It's important that they take responsibility for what they are distributing out into the public," Green Party spokesman Richard Warman said. "They have to respect the laws of other countries."  Richard Warman requests US book sellers to ban hate material