During my regular perusal of Canada’s major dailies, I came across this insightful and commendable piece in today’s National Post.  I say insightful because it was an opinion piece by a former CSIS undercover agent Grant Bristow who investigated and infiltrated the world of hatred and its spread of vile and putrid directives against minorities.  Commendable, not only was it a fair and balanced perspective on the Maclean’s case and human rights commissions but it is an example of a large-scale media outlet–renowned for its conservatives views–providing somewhat of a counterview to its unofficial stance on the abolishment of HRCs.

A couple of choice excerpts:

For years, I saw the impact haters had on Canadian society. I watched as they picked their vulnerable targets, took aim and used evil words to break them down. Sadly, sometimes these evil words and thoughts would lead to evil deeds

The Canadian Human Rights Commission has been at the forefront of the war against hate in this country for decades. I personally believe it played a key role in eviscerating Canadian hate groups in the 1980s and 1990s. It helped shut down vile telephone hate lines and Internet sites that targeted vulnerable minorities

And in closing:

The CHRC is experiencing growing pains — the world is changing, and the commission has to change with it. Growth isn’t always easy. Sometimes it’s messy. But to cut the CHRC off at the knees as it goes through the growth process would be a grave mistake

Irrespective of whether the complaint against Maclean’s proves to be victorious, HRCs do play a vital and pivotal role in preventing and rectifying discrimination and even racist and harmful discourse, that of which is antithetical to Canadian values.