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Criminal Charges Laid Against Men Behind Controversial Newspaper Banned By Canada Post

The Canadian Press, 21 Jun, 2017 12:07 PM

TORONTO — Two Toronto residents say they have brought a criminal complaint against a controversial publication the federal government deemed too offensive to distribute in the mail.

Warren and Lisa Kinsella, who are political strategists and activists, say a justice of the peace agreed Wednesday to charge the two men behind "Your Ward News" with uttering threats.

The pair says the charges stem from the publication's latest issue, in which editor James Sears writes that his supporters may decide to "bludgeon the Kinsellas to death."

Last year, the federal government ordered Canada Post to stop delivering "Your Ward News" after the then-minister of public services and procurement found it "highly offensive and well outside the norm of Canadian values."

Sears challenged the order and a hearing to review the decision began in late April.

The publication, which is posted online, routinely contains articles maligning women, Jews, Muslims and the LGBTQ community.

The Kinsellas, who were part of the push to ban "Your Ward News," are also often a target.

The pair said Wednesday they are "relieved and grateful" the court agreed to lay charges.

They said the comment at issue "was a clear attempt to intimidate us and stop us from opposing the hate propaganda in 'Your Ward News.'"

"It won't work," they said in a statement.

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