Is she Crazy ?

Ann Coulter has been raising quite the stir in the Canadian media these days. She is an American Conservative social who likes to “stir the pot” with racial and prejudice comments. She recently visited the University of Ottawa and attracted a crowd of thousands. Her speech consisted of attacking gay rights activists, the mainstream media and the Barack Obama administration. The fiery republican brought the heat by suggesting Muslim countries be invaded, their leaders killed and all Muslims converted to Christianity. She also insisted that Muslims ride “magic carpets “instead of planes.

All of her attention has brought questioning to the Freedom of Speech law. In Canada this law is defined as the freedom to speak without censorship and or limitation. It is also recognized as the right to hold opinions without interference. So technically everything she has said, she has the right to say. Although with the Freedom of Speech law comes an underlying concept of respect. Ann Coulter seems to have forgotten or never learned this concept of respect and therefore has been filling up the headlines in most papers.

In the eyes of Canada Ann Coulter is either loved or hated. Her racist, prejudice, and right wing ideas push the limits of the speech laws and trace new borders for where ones ideas can be said aloud.