{"id":2584,"date":"2018-11-16T19:08:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T00:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2018-11-16T19:08:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T00:08:18","slug":"canadian-jewish-news-devotes-extensive-coverage-to-cafe-response-to-postal-ban-on-ywn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=2584","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Jewish News Devotes Extensive Coverage To CAFE Response to Postal Ban on YWN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-header td-pb-padding-side\">\n<header>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Canadian Jewish News Devotes Extensive Coverage To CAFE Response to Postal Ban on YWN<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">MINISTER UPHOLDS MAIL BAN ON YOUR WARD NEWS<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-info\">\n<div class=\"td-post-author-name\">\n<div class=\"td-author-by\">By<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/author\/paul-lungen-staff-reporter\">Paul Lungen, Staff Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-author-line\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2018-11-16T14:44:16+00:00\">November 16, 2018<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-sharing td-post-sharing-top td-pb-padding-side\">\n<div class=\"td-default-sharing \">\n<div class=\"td-sp td-sp-googleplus\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-sp td-sp-pinterest\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-content td-pb-padding-side\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a class=\"td-modal-image\" href=\"http:\/\/1cr9883up6mem97ddj01yxgu.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck.jpg\" data-caption=\"A Canada Post truck delivers mail in Montreal.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entry-thumb td-animation-stack-type0-1\" title=\"GMC_Canada_Post_Truck\" src=\"http:\/\/1cr9883up6mem97ddj01yxgu.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-640x480.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-640x480.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-80x60.jpg 80w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-180x135.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-238x178.jpg 238w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-681x511.jpg 681w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck-320x240.jpg 320w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/GMC_Canada_Post_Truck.jpg 800w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Canada Post truck delivers mail in Montreal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_top  td_uid_40_5bef5691ac236_rand td_block_template_1\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1503597784374-38\" class=\"dfpad lb2\" data-google-query-id=\"CJPwrpeM2t4CFc2VvQodhvEF9Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/417576888\/c_art_news_lb_2_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/417576888\/c_art_news_lb_2_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/417576888\/c_art_news_lb_2_0\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The federal government is making permanent an interim order preventing Canada Post from delivering\u00a0<em>Your Ward News<\/em>, a quarterly publication whose content has prompted hate crimes charges.<\/p>\n<p>Carla Qualtrough, the minister responsible for the national mail carrier, said that after considering the recommendations of an independent board of review, \u201cI have decided to issue a final prohibitory order that will prevent the delivery of the publication\u00a0<em>Your Ward News<\/em>, or any substantially similar material developed by its authors, through Canada Post\u2019s unaddressed bulk mail. My decision is consistent with the applicable legislation and the government\u2019s values and stance on inclusiveness and diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post office has not delivered\u00a0<em>Your Ward News<\/em>\u00a0since May 26, 2016, when an interim prohibitory order was issued by the minister of public works and government services.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, postal workers, along with many people who had received the tabloid in their mailboxes unbidden, were angry at the content of the paper, which they say crossed the line into pro-Nazi hate propaganda.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_inlineleft  td_uid_39_5bef5691abcc3_rand td_block_template_1\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1503597784374-30\" class=\"dfpad bb1\" data-google-query-id=\"CIvwrpeM2t4CFc2VvQodhvEF9Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/417576888\/c_art_news_bb_1_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/417576888\/c_art_news_bb_1_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/417576888\/c_art_news_bb_1_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/news\/canada\/editor-and-publisher-of-your-ward-news-appear-in-court\"><em><strong>READ: EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF YOUR WARD NEWS APPEAR IN COURT<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The minister\u2019s decision prompted a request for a review by James Sears, editor-in-chief of\u00a0<em>Your Ward News<\/em>, and Leroy St. Germaine, its publisher. An independent review board was convened. It held hearings, received submissions and considered the legal basis for denying mail service to the paper. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), the League for Human Rights of B\u2019nai Brith Canada and the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC), among others, were granted legal standing before the board and made written and oral submissions.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 15, 2017, while the board was still considering the case, Sears and St. Germaine were charged with wilfully promoting hatred against Jews and women. The charges arose out of material published in\u00a0<em>Your Ward News<\/em>. That trial is expected to get underway in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The board submitted its report to the minister on Aug. 28. It found that the process of denying mailing privileges to\u00a0<em>Your Ward News<\/em>\u00a0was not procedurally unfair, that \u201cthere were reasonable grounds to believe that the affected persons (Sears and St. Germaine) have, by means of mail, sent or caused to be sent items that include hate propaganda\u201d and material that could be considered defamatory.<\/p>\n<p>Jewish groups applauded the minister\u2019s decision to impose a permanent ban on the delivery of\u00a0<em>Your Ward News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_176530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1cr9883up6mem97ddj01yxgu.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-176530 td-animation-stack-type0-1\" src=\"http:\/\/1cr9883up6mem97ddj01yxgu.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-80x60.jpg 80w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-180x135.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-238x178.jpg 238w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-640x480.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-681x511.jpg 681w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Your-Ward-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cover of the Fall 2018 edition of Your Ward News.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe commend Minister Qualtrough for her principled decision.\u00a0<em>Your Ward News<\/em>\u00a0promotes disgusting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, misogyny, homophobia and racism,\u201d said Noah Shack, CIJA\u2019s vice-president for the Greater Toronto Area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur taxpayer-funded mail service should not be used to distribute such hateful content to hundreds of thousands of households. It is shocking that such vile messages are being peddled here in Canada in 2018. Just think about a Holocaust survivor picking up their mail, only to find neo-Nazi propaganda on their doorstep. This is totally unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the victimization of our community alongside its disrespect of women and most other communities, we are very pleased about this outcome. This is in addition to hate crime charges laid against the paper\u2019s authors now underway,\u201d said Avi Benlolo, FSWC\u2019s president and CEO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the paper is still being published and distributed by hand and online. We are calling on continued Crown prosecution to the fullest extent of the law and on the federal government to reinstate Section 13 of the (Canadian Human Rights Act), which dealt with online hate speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171750\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1cr9883up6mem97ddj01yxgu.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171750 td-animation-stack-type0-1\" src=\"http:\/\/1cr9883up6mem97ddj01yxgu.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-80x60.jpg 80w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-180x135.jpg 180w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-238x178.jpg 238w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-640x480.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-681x511.jpg 681w, http:\/\/www.cjnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Your-Ward-News-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cover of the Winter 2018 edition of Your Ward News.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not everyone applauded the minister\u2019s decision. Paul Fromm, a long time supporter of white supremacist causes and director of the Canadian Association for Free Expression (CAFE), responded to the board\u2019s findings on CAFE\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour report takes Canada one sad further step into the swamp of a cultural Marxist police state. How can we wag our prissy preaching finger at Russia or Iran for suppressing criticism and free speech and do much the same thing here? You have joined a long list of humourless puritans (religious and otherwise) through the centuries (who were) unable to appreciate spirited satire, which pricked the pompous and privileged and supported the ignored and dispossessed,\u201d Fromm wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe note the minister has adopted your key recommendations for censorship forever of a publication. Interestingly, people who actually commit vile acts like murder, as opposed to people who say offensive things about privileged minorities, do not face a lifetime penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian Jewish News Devotes Extensive Coverage To CAFE Response to Postal Ban on YWN MINISTER UPHOLDS MAIL BAN ON YOUR WARD NEWS By Paul Lungen, Staff Reporter \u00a0&#8211; November 16, 2018 A Canada Post truck delivers mail in Montreal. 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