Francis Chartrand for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles

The speed with which some agencies shout racism will continue to m'étonner. Soon it will no longer separate the white and color when will our laundry without receiving a complaint from the League of Rights and Freedoms.

UNTOUCHABLES

Take Benoît Dutrizac.

On 10 September, my former colleague from Francs-Tireurs received Samira Laoun, NDP candidate in Bourassa, the issue that animates the airwaves of FM Parlé in Montreal (98.5 FM).

Ex-citizen of Morocco, Mrs. Laouni bears the hijab. She also worked as a Program Manager at Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC), a lobby ultrareligieux who has campaigned for Ontario allows the introduction of Shariah courts.

If Dutrizac had received Nicole Charbonneau Barron (conservative candidate who has worked for Opus Dei), it would have raised questions about the Catholic extremism, the anti-abortion lobby, creationism, abstinence, his vision of 'homosexuality, and so on.

Nobody protested and, as everyone would have found that the normal host of a public affairs program confronts a member in good standing of Opus Dei deal with extremist positions espoused by that organization.

But Dutrizac had the "cap" to confront Ms. Laoun deal with extremist positions advocated by his former cronies of the CIC.

Result: some groups who say they left (but who are more right than the right) are now asking the head of the facilitator.

ERROR OF ATTACKS

"Madame Laoun was attacked by a moderator vicieusement racist, misogynist and Islamophobic," wrote the leftist newspaper The Dominion.

"Dutrizac must resign and the CRTC must investigate hate speech and obliged sexist towards the Muslim candidate," asked the Ontario branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

"The Corus network should review its policies on hate speech and provide mandatory training on harassment to all its staff," demanded the Canadian Arab Federation.

Diantre! He does what, Dutrizac, to deserve such attacks? He insulted his guest, he attacked, he forced her to eat ham and spin around a pole on She's Got Legs ZZ Top?

Absolutely not. Benoît Dutrizac questioned Samira Laoun on sharia, he asked whether she was ready to defend gay rights if elected and he said it was unacceptable that ten years girls are forced to wear the veil.

It's racist, right?

Misogynist is telling a woman veiled we find sexy? It is sexist to ask if she had to get permission from her husband before entering politics?

THE SILENCE OF MULCAIR

If Ms. Laouni found this interview so revolting, would you tell me why she spent her time laughing?

And what about Thomas Mulcair, who accompanied Mrs. Laoun? When Dutrizac asked if he was happy with the interview, the NDP MP has lifted two thumbs up sign of approval.

What is the problem, then?

I hope that Mr. Mulcair will have the decency to condemn the gratuitous attacks which were launched against Dutrizac.

Otherwise, we will have the strange feeling that defends the right of extremists to restrict freedom of expression.

Labels: Islam, New Democratic Party, Richard Martineau

# posted by Francis Chartrand @ 11:04 AM