weasel words

Orientation Can language limit thought? If a dogmatic belief system can narrow the kind of vocabulary used, can language itself limit the kind of thinking that is going on? How free are people to think their own thoughts independently of language? My answer in this article is that language can trap thought. In his book […]
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There is the common legal refrain and myth that we’re all equal under the law. Part 1, Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states: “15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […]