Email Exchange Between CBC and Public Safety Department Spokesperson on BDS Prosecutions

(updated below)

As I wrote about this morning, the CBC reported todaythat “the Harper government is signalling its intention to use hate crime laws against Canadian advocacy groups that encourage boycotts of Israel.” Various devotees of Israel, such as David Frum, spent the morning insistingthat the CBC story is false. Now, the Harpergovernment is following suit, issuing a (nonresponsive) statement that reads, in its entirety: “This [CBC] story is inaccurate and ridiculous. These laws have be...