Posted in Uncategorized, tagged barber, Canada, comment, gender equality, Human Rights Tribunal, Ontario, private, property, property rights, religious freedom, Toronto Star on November 16, 2012 |
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From the November 15, 2012 Toronto Star article, Woman denied haircut goes to Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, in Canada’s largest newspaper, I posted the following comment:
“Private property rights
Why is a store owner required to do something on his own property against his will? It’s too bad that he’s challenging this on religious freedom, when it should be a matter of private property rights — to do with your own property as you wish, so long as you’re not depriving anyone else of their rights. And it’s not anyone’s right to get a haircut at a particular barber shop.
Nov 15, 2012 9:48 AM Agree (68) Disagree (22)”
After 13 hours, my comment is the 13th-highest-rated among over 600 comments. I’m pleasantly heartened to see the message of private property rights resonate with so many readers, given the false frame of the article in portraying it as a matter of gender equality vs. religious freedom.
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Canadians recognize the importance of private property rights
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged barber, Canada, comment, gender equality, Human Rights Tribunal, Ontario, private, property, property rights, religious freedom, Toronto Star on November 16, 2012 | 3 Comments »
From the November 15, 2012 Toronto Star article, Woman denied haircut goes to Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, in Canada’s largest newspaper, I posted the following comment:
“Private property rights
Why is a store owner required to do something on his own property against his will? It’s too bad that he’s challenging this on religious freedom, when it should be a matter of private property rights — to do with your own property as you wish, so long as you’re not depriving anyone else of their rights. And it’s not anyone’s right to get a haircut at a particular barber shop.
Nov 15, 2012 9:48 AM Agree (68) Disagree (22)”
After 13 hours, my comment is the 13th-highest-rated among over 600 comments. I’m pleasantly heartened to see the message of private property rights resonate with so many readers, given the false frame of the article in portraying it as a matter of gender equality vs. religious freedom.
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