History of the Freedom-Site

Timeline

• Controversial "Freedom-Site" gets censored by Pathway Communications [Press Release - June 28, 1996

• B.C. Internet provider is the largest Canadian site for racist material [Vancouver Sun July 19, 1996]

• Letter from Freedom-Site Webmaster Marc Lemire on censorship of his site to Southam News

• Since Sol Littman's letter the British Columbia Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh has asked his ministry to investigate weather they can regulate the Internet. Read the Freedom-Site webmasters Marc Lemire letter to Mr. Dosanjh 

• Electronic Frontier Canada press release stating that the ministry has no authority to regulate the Internet.

• "No room for hate pushers online" [Ottawa Sun, July 24th, 1996]  plus a response from the Freedom-Site

• Resident of Smithers, BC, mirrors the Freedom-Site in response to BC Attorney Generals calls of censorship

• Heritage Hotline message on Censorship of Freedom-Site

• The Great White North [Wired Magazine]

• September, 1996 - Free Speech Monitor

• What happened to Ftcnet.com? Is Free Speech Dead in Canada?

  • B'nai Brith rants & whines about FTCnet

  • BC Tel vs: FTCnet censors

  • FTCnet news coverage items

  • FTCnet web coverage items

• CAFE hosts online petition to support the rights of Ftcnet and it's decision to host controversial clients

• Emergency Appeal: Help Klatt Preserve Freedom on the Internet in Canada

• BC TEL pressured by B'nai Brith to shut down Internet Service [Ftcnet]

  • BC TEL makes decision over Ftcnet.Com... sort of

• Sol Littman's original letter to British Columbia AG - Pg 1
• Sol Littman's original letter to British Columbia AG - Pg 2
• Crackdown on Web hate urged: Internet provider violating Criminal Code watchdog says
• Toronto Star, January 16, 1998
• B.C. called base for 'Net hate': Vancouver Province - January 15, 1998
• Websites earn Oliver nation's 'Hate Capitol' title: Front page story - Oliver Chronicle - January 21, 1998
• Provider blackens Oliver's name: Centre says service is helping to make B.C. a hate capitol of Canada - Pentiction Herald - January 16, 1998
• Oliver seeks apology to 'Hate Capital' remark: Osoyoos Times - January 21, 1998
• Oliver mayor may sue over hate-city label: Vancouver Province - January 21, 1998
• Klatt a 'true citizen of democracy': Letter to the Editor - Wally Bootsma - Oliver Chronicle - January 21, 1998
• Klatt levels truthfulness attack at Littman: Letter to the Editor - Bernard Klatt - Oliver Chronicle - January 21, 1998

• CAFE and Ftcnet hold press conference in Oliver BC to support Bernard Klatts right to freedom of speech

  • Full text of Doug Collin's speech

  • Full text of Paul Fromm's speech

• Free Speech is the Issue!  Ads placed in local newspapers prior to press conference

  • Jewish editor of local paper refuses to carry Free Speech Ad

• On the TV coverage of the Oliver Rally - by Doug Collins (Twisted tales from the tube)

• Message from Ftcnet's Bernard Klatt to Vancouver Province and other media on closing down of Ftcnet

• After all the accusations of Hate against Ftcnet, the BC Attorney General rules - Klatt's Website Clean

• The Collins Column:  The Hate Industry Lost one

• Canadian Censors Target the Internet: The Major Assualts on Internet Free Speech during 1998/99

• Marc Lemire gets censored by Interlog Internet in Toronto

• CAFE Condems Censorship of Toronto Webmaster Marc Lemire

  • Interlog admits it was Jewish pressure which forced them to shut down the Freedom-Site

• Freedom-Site beats massive Denial of Service attack!  8.6 Millions Million Requests!