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Originally Posted by silent_jay
Well if he was banned for his views on the Taliban and supporting Hamas, I'm pretty sure the views on the Taliban have somehting to do with speech as he's have to speak to get these views across, unless he typed them, so it wasn't underhanded at all.
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Firstly, the written word is still filed under free speech
Secondly, we've established he was barred from entry for second reason;
material support to Hamas. He was not prevented from speaking to Canadians, as he decided to hold a video conference with Toronto-are United Church members. The sympathy for the Taliban is incidental information, and not the legal basis for barring Mr. Galloway entry. Nor did is stop him speaking to Canadians, just as such expressions of sympathy have not stopped NDP, Green, and Liberal candidates from speaking though it may not be so kind to the (re-)election chances.