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found that postings by Craig
Harrison on the Freedom-Site forum (an interactive message forum on Lemire's website) contained violations of Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. No liability was found against Lemire, although the Tribunal did issue a decision that "compelled" Lemire to provide
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Heritage Front fell into crisis around 1993, he attempted independent projects on the far right, such as his Canadian Patriots Network before embarking in his online activities. He resumed his activity with the Heritage Front within a
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found no evidence that the CHRC had accessed the network during the course of their investigation, and that "the association of internet address to the rights commission likely was 'simply a mismatch' on the part of a third party."
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