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[waterspyder]

So who is up for a fight?

I got what I consider to be hate mail, bulk style, which means all of my neighbours got it too. Basically it implicates queer individuals as being immoral and socially corrupt and corrupting.

Okay, yeah, I'd like my MP to vote yes for equal marriage, however I feel the larger issue is that I should never be intimidated and marginalized by materials distributed through Canada Post, a Crown Corporation. That is my government consenting to allow members of its population to be emotionally abused.

That is how I feel, angry and marginalized.

Comments

[zenten.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on this, as long as we're not saying that anything that theoreticaly makes someone uncomfortable cannot be mailed, but instead you're not allowed to to have mass mailed material that attacks people's constitutionaly protected freedoms.

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

How can Canada Post know what is in an envelope, they can't! Then the crime or offense befalls the sender. However I think it is negligent of Canada Post to distribute a bulk flyer that is visible that is obviously marginalizing a protected group.

Problem is equal marriage is not protected at this point in time.

The propaghanda they are spewing makes me angry on principle, but you can't fight that.

[queenie-writes.livejournal.com]

I'm with you hon. That letter pissed me off last night when you showed me.

[zenten.livejournal.com]

Ok, so what exactly are you fighting?

Is it that Canada post should be more discriminating in terms of who they have as bulk mail clients?

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Bulk hate mail through the Canada Post mail system.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

I disagree. It is not Canada Post's place to censor or block material - as long as the format of the mail is acceptable and the fees are paid, the content of the mail is irrelevant.

I'm perfectly okay with pursuing action against the people who sent it, whether that's suing, libel charges, or pursuing "inciting criminal acts" charges (depending on the extremety of the content), but it is NOT Canada Post's business, nor should it be, to decide what to transport until and unless the content is deemed illegal by a court.

[waterspyder.livejournal.com]

Technically it should be illegal. While it is not inciting hatred, it is marginalizing a protected group and promoting discrimination. Canada Post's regulations prohibit the distribution of such material.

I really feel better laws should be put in place. It would be like receiving mail at your house, knowing all of your neighbours received it, that says all coloured people are criminals. Okay, great, so it's not true, but all of a sudden you may be living in a more hostile environment. I do think that a company that is funded by the Canadian public (Ie you and me) does have an obligation to refuse bulk mail that does such a thing.
Basically, I pay taxes so they can send me material in my own hoem that makes me feel apprehensive? Something is not right about that.
Private lettermail I think is definitely not the responsability of Canada Post to screen, but when you are sending out hundreds of thousands of flyers that openly marginalize a group of people, that is not cool!