1. This article on libel trial Ezra Levant has lost is worth reading: http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/11/27/ezra-levant-loses-hate-speech-case-must-pay-80000-to-man-he-defamed-as-illiberal-islamic-fascist/ …
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2. Levant's lawyer made an intriguing (but unsuccessful argument): that Levant's readers would not take his comments "at face value"
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3. Why? Because readers would be aware of Levant's "penchant to stir controversy and make outlandish comments."
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4. So the best argument to be made on behalf of Levant, by an attorney he pays, is that everyone knows Levant is a clown & blowhard.
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5. Levant's always played a double game, which this ruling exposes. To himself & friends, justifies his slimy, libelous comments as theatre
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6. But Levant's theatre of libel depends on an audience of gulls & marks, who take his words at face value & give him money.
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7. Levant's message: "It's not libel, just political equivalent of professional wrestling. But give me money for standing up to terrorists!"
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8. I'll leave it to the courts to decide whether Levant's comments are libel. But his position is based on bad faith, bordering on con game
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9. The only reason to be wary of the libel law is that problem of Islamophobia & hate speech in Canadian media goes well beyond Levant.
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10. People like to pretend that Levant is some sort of outlier, but I'm not sure that's true at all.
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11. I mean Levant is more reckless in his libel and targets individuals. Others know how to insinuate & target groups.
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