Oh Canada!

We are still waiting for justice in the murder of our nephew, but a strict libel law here in the Philippines means I can't write all the details that is common knowledge but you aren't allowed to say such things.

The strict libel law is one reason that so many politicians get away with stealing "over the table, under the table and with the table".

In the US of course you can accuse any public figure of anything and get away with it.

However,that isn't so in the Philippines, nor in Canada either.
Mrs. Caswell, a Canadian blogger and politician, is still fighting a libel suit in Canada, because she accused someone of "he "grows and uses marijuana, uses cocaine, has misappropriated funds, been disbarred as a member of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, has breached the public trust and misused his office and is a dishonest and despicable person,"

I follow her blog because she is a metis and often writes about the problems facing the First Nation kids in her area, problems similar to that which we faced on reservations in Minnesota.

Apparently, she accused someone of using drugs and being involved in the drug no one bothered to do a drug test of the guy or check if her accusations were true, instead she was sued for libel, and she lost in 2009.

A lot of this sounds like trying to quiet political enemies and whistleblowers working with the minorities in her area.

And, as Mark Steyn and a couple other major writers found, Canada isn't just silencing isn't limited to Metis women politicians in the hinderland but it's human rights folks can hit anyone who dares to say anything against political correctness.