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Canadian tribunal tries to boot Holocaust denier Zundel from Net



Ernst Zundel photo (from CFP in Toronto):
http://www.mccullagh.org/cgi-bin/photosearch.cgi?name=ernst+zundel

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: 22 Jan 2002 12:16:48 -0800
From: Sonia Arrison <arrison@canada.com>
To: canucks@canadiansintheus.com
Subject: CANUCKS: US-based web site unlawful in Canada

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issued the below
ruling on the Canadian Human Rights Act as it applies
to the Web.  They ruled that a site hosted in the US 
but maintained in Canada by Ernst Zundel (an infamous 
holocaust denier) is unlawful under Canadian law.  

Press release:
http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/decisions/docs/citron-e.htm

Full ruling:
http://www.chrt-tcdp.gc.ca/decisions/docs/citron-e.htm

G&M article:
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlets.ArticleNews/relatedstories/gam/20020119/UZUNDN/>





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