Richard Warman is an Ottawa-based human rights lawyer. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Warman was a member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission from July 2002 to March 2004. The Canadian Human Rights Commission is a quasi-judicial body that was established in 1977 by the government ^[1] He is best known for initiating complaints against white supremacists and neo-Nazis for Canadian Human Rights Act violations related to Internet content. White supremacy is a racist ideology based on the assertion that White people are superior to other racial groups. The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism, The Canadian Human Rights Act is a Statute originally passed by the Government of Canada in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure In June 2007, Warman received the Saul Hayes Human Rights Award from the Canadian Jewish Congress for "distinguished service to the cause of human rights". The Canadian Jewish Congress is an umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Canada and constitutes one of the main lobby groups for the Jewish community in the country ^[2] He holds a BA (Hons. ) in Drama from Queen's University, an LLB from the University of Windsor, and an LLM from McGill University. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario The University of Windsor is a Non-denominational, provincially-supported Coeducational, public comprehensive university in Windsor, Ontario ^[3]

Warman has written a detailed report on Internet hate in Canada for B'nai Brith's Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. The Independent Order of B'nai B'rith ( IPA: /bəneɪ 'brɪθ/ Hebrew: בני ברית "Sons of the Covenant " is the oldest continually-operating ^[4] Warman, who is not Jewish, but has been presumed to be so by some of his opponents, has been the target of anti-Semitic and homophobic smears by neo-Nazis and other anti-Semites. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps ^[5][6]

Contents 1 Legal activism 2 Canadian Human Rights Tribunal 3 Political activism 4 Criticism 5 References

Legal activism

Warman has initiated complaints against a large number of groups and individuals he claims have violated the Canadian Human Rights Act. These include the Canadian Heritage Alliance and its leader Melissa Guille;^[7] Jason Ouwendyk and the Northern Alliance; Marc Lemire^[8]; Tomasz Winnicki^[9]; Alex Kulbashian^[10] and James Scott Richardson of the Canadian Ethnic Cleansing Team^[11]; Bobby Wilkinson and his Canadian Nazi Party ^[12]; Craig Harrison; Terry Tremaine^[13]; Glenn Bahr, Peter Kouba^[14], Jessica Beaumont and Ciaran Paul Donnelly^[15], all formerly with the group Western Canada For Us; Alex Di Civita; Liz Lampman^[16]; Fred Kyburz^[17]; and, Eldon Warman ^[18]. The Canadian Heritage Alliance (CHA is a Canadian White supremacist group based in southwestern Ontario. Melissa Guille (born 1972 is a White supremacist and the leader of the Canadian Heritage Alliance. Jason Ouwendyk (1969 was a figure in Canadian white-supremacist movement The Northern Alliance is a Far right, White supremacist organization based in London Ontario, Canada. Marc Lemire is a figure in the Canadian white supremacist movement Tomasz Winnicki (born November 17 1975 is a White supremacist and anti-Semite based in London Ontario. Alexan (Alex Kulbashian (born 7 December, 1981 in Lebanon) also known as Alex Krause, is a Canadian White supremacist James Scott Richardson, (born May 15, 1974) is a Canadian White supremacist and was a member of the Tri-City Skins, associate of Alex Kulbashian Terrence Cecil Tremaine was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on July 20 1948. Glenn Bahr (born ca 1975 is a Canadian Neo-Nazi and was one of the founders of Western Canada For Us ( WCFU) a now defunct racist group based in Peter Kouba was one of the co-founders of the now defunct Alberta -based White nationalist group Western Canada For Us (WCFU

In addition to Kyburz and Eldon Warman, Richard Warman also raised concerns about Wally Dove, another member of the Canadian detax movement who was attempting to use his qualifications as a Certified General Accountant (CGA) to promote unlawful tax evasion schemes. The Freedom Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. The Chartered General Accountants of Ontario later revoked Dove's CGA and obtained an injunction ordering him to stop claiming to be a CGA thereafter. Warman has also sued: Paul Fromm^[19], Jason Ouwendyk and David Icke^[20] for libel. Frederick Paul Fromm (born January 3 1949 known as Paul Fromm, is a Canadian Neo-Nazi leader and activist with ties to the Ku Klux Klan. Jason Ouwendyk (1969 was a figure in Canadian white-supremacist movement David Vaughan Icke (pronounced /aɪk/ born 29 April 1952 is a British writer and public speaker who has devoted himself since 1990 to researching "who and what is really controlling Paul Fromm had called Warman "an enemy of free speech". ^[21]

Warman is also known for his attempt to have the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) block access to two United States-based websites that included what Bernie Farber of the Canadian Jewish Congress described as a "murder warrant" against Warman. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Bernie M Farber (born 1951 is the chief executive officer of the Canadian Jewish Congress and a Social activist. The Canadian Jewish Congress is an umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Canada and constitutes one of the main lobby groups for the Jewish community in the country In refusing the initial ex parte application, the CRTC stated:

In the Commission's view, given the unprecedented nature of the relief sought in the Application and the serious and fundamental issues it raises, as well as the fact that the specific approval is being sought in favour of Canadian carriers without notice to such carriers, it would be inappropriate to consider granting the interim relief sought in the Application on an ex parte basis, and in particular without affording Canadian carriers and all other interested parties the opportunity to comment. Ex parte is a Latin legal term meaning "from (by or for one party" (ɛks ˈpɑrteɪ or /ɛks ˈpɑrti/ in English ^{[22] [23][24]}

Warman was the subject of death threats after Tomasz Winnicki was sentenced to nine months in prison for violating a court injunction. ^[25][26] A federal court sentenced Winnicki to nine months imprisonment for contempt of court for breaking that injunction. ^[27] The threats included website Vanguard News Network's webmaster Alex Linder posting material inciting the murder of the Federal Court judge, employees of the Canadian Human Right Commission, and Warman (who had testified against Winnicki at the contempt of court hearing). Alex Linder (born 1966 is the owner and operator of the Vanguard News Network (VNN an antisemitic, white supremacist website launched in 2000 Linder suggested on the main VNN website and in a VNN Internet radio broadcast that their killing would be a "genuine act of patriotism. " Other individuals posted similar violent rhetoric to the VNN Internet forum. Both the main VNN website and the VNN forum were temporarily shut down on July 26, 2006 by their website hosting company's upstream provider after being contacted about the threats.

Warman sued Fromm and his Canadian Association for Free Expression for libeling him in various Internet posts. The Canadian Association for Free Expression (CAFE is a political organization based in Canada that campaigns for Free speech and has links to the Racist On November 23, 2007, Ontario Superior Court Justice Monique Métivier ruled in Warman's favour and ordered Fromm to pay Warman $30,000 in damages, and to post full retractions within ten days on all the websites on which he posted the defamatory comments. Métivier found that Fromm posted statements about Warman "either knowing the fundamental falseness of the accusations he levelled at Mr. Warman, or being reckless as to the truth of these. "^[28]

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Warman has won all ten of the cases he has brought before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT),^[29] and two more have been successfully mediated after the individuals had left the neo-Nazi movement and renounced their beliefs.

Political activism

Warman ran as a Green Party of Canada candidate in the 1997 federal election in the Windsor West riding, and in the 2000 federal election in Ottawa—Orléans, placing fifth on both occasions. The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Political party founded in 1983 with around 9000 registered members as of November 2007. The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Windsor West is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of For the provincial electoral district see Ottawa—Orléans (provincial electoral district Ottawa—Orléans (formerly Gloucester—Carleton ^[30] He ran as the Green Party of Ontario candidate in the 1995 Ontario provincial election in Simcoe Centre, placing fifth, and in 1999 in Ottawa West—Nepean, placing fourth. The Green Party of Ontario ( GPO) is a political party in Ontario Canada. The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. For the provincial electoral district see Ottawa West—Nepean (provincial electoral district Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal and provincial ^[31][32]

In 2006, Warman contributed to the Renewal Commission of the Liberal Party of Canada's Report on Human Rights. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political ^[33] He is also one of the backers of the reward fund established by the Assembly of First Nations in relation to the Gatineau murder of Kelly Morrisseau. The Assembly of First Nations (AFN is a body of First Nations leaders in Canada. ^[34]

Criticism

Syndicated columnist Mark Steyn states that Warman abuses the intent of the Canadian Human Rights Act by personally appearing as the plaintiff about half of section 13 "hate speech" cases in the history of CHRA, and all of such cases since 2002. Mark Steyn, born in Canada in 1959, is a self-described conservative writer and commentator about politics arts and culture ^[35]

Publisher and columnist Ezra Levant argues that Warman's actions as plaintiff before the Canadian Human Rights Commissions are tantamount to censorship in the name of human rights. Ezra Levant (born 1972 is a Canadian blogger author journalist lawyer and conservative political activist ^[36] In response, Warman sued Levant for defamation.

Charlie Gillis of MacLean's magazine asserts: "Richard Warman says he's fighting hate. Critics say free speech is the real victim. " ^[37]

References

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