New Anti-Liberals (The) - Softcover

Borovoy, A Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551301377 ISBN 13: 9781551301372

Publisher: Canadian Scholars Press, 1999

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Book by Borovoy, A Alan

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Before he was twenty-nine years old, Alan Borovoy organized a large community delegation which persuaded the then government of Ontario to outlaw racial discrimination in housing. From there, he went on to provide key leadership in the quest for equality in this country: for example, on behalf of aboriginals in Kenora, blacks in Halifax, and religious minorities in Ontario's public schools.

Thus, when Borovoy expresses misgivings about the activities of his fellow equality seekers-as he does in this book-we should all pay attention. Whether or not we ultimately agree with all of his positions, we can only benefit from considering his arguments. -- Daniel G. Hill, the first director and then chair of the

This book is an important rallying call to supporters of the classic values of free speech, procedural fairness, and non-discrimination. It calls upon us to redouble our efforts to combat all attacks on those values, no matter how sympathetic the ideology or goals of the attackers might otherwise be. Indeed, Borovoy makes a persuasive case that it is especially essential to resist assaults on those traditional civil liberties principles when they are made allegedly for the sake of causes that liberals hold dear, such as promoting the human rights of women and racial minorities. -- Nadine Stossen, president, American Civil Liberties Union and

About this edition

• Publisher: Canadian Scholars Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1551301377
• ISBN 13: 9781551301372
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 193