Steyn hopes and thinks they will.
Ezra thinks maybe.
Blazing Cat Fur says “no”.

Somebody ought to be taking bets. My own bet would be “no”, and for reasons similar to BCF’s.

Even though the Tribunal panel of tyrants likely believes Maclean’s is guilty and should be fined and censored, they’ll not want to risk jeopardizing their little “human rights” scam when Maclean’s appeals its conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada or when parliament finally starts hacking away at the HRCs’ ‘mandate’.

If the BC Tribunal decides not to convict they, and their supporters, will be able to proclaim that “the process works” and then go on hearing, even encouraging, complaints from the likes of Mohammed Elmasry and his CIC. Since the process is, largely, the punishment - with defendants being dragged before kangaroo courts for “hate” crimes and having to spend small fortunes on lawyers - the chill on free speech can be accomplished without the need to convict anyone.

At least that’s what I’d do if I were a morally and ethically challenged “Human Rights” bureaucrat who was paying close attention to which way the wind was blowing.

Just Right

Well I think they will convict, just to let us know they are godly; because,… for all us bloggers bickering about section 2 of the charter being destroyed they just do not care. They are just following good socialist ideals.

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I admit is possible, but not likely they wouldn’t convict.  He’;s just a conservative thinking he should have free speech if they don’t convict him could they convict JR?  Or me,…