Ezra Levant

I was... pursued for 900 days. And the apex of that was we managed to convince the interrogator for the Alberta Human Rights Commission to allow us to make a record of my interrogation. Now, we didn't say radio, so it was in my lawyer's office. It was on a Friday afternoon. And we managed to convince the interrogator to come to us. So we had set up—it was conspicuous. It wasn't hidden.

I was... pursued for 900 days. And the apex of that was we managed to convince the interrogator for the Alberta Human Rights Commission to allow us to make a record of my interrogation. Now, we didn't say radio, so it was in my lawyer's office. It was on a Friday afternoon. And we managed to convince the interrogator to come to us. So we had set up—it was conspicuous. It wasn't hidden.

We had set up a camera. This was before smartphones. This was—I had never used a camera before. And we set it up in the room. So the interrogator comes in. She looks at the camera. You can see she's sort of hesitating for a second. But it's Friday afternoon, and we had been negotiating this meeting for months. So she just sits down, and she proceeds to grill me. Yeah, yeah.

We had set up a camera. This was before smartphones. This was—I had never used a camera before. And we set it up in the room. So the interrogator comes in. She looks at the camera. You can see she's sort of hesitating for a second. But it's Friday afternoon, and we had been negotiating this meeting for months. So she just sits down, and she proceeds to grill me. Yeah, yeah.

We had set up a camera. This was before smartphones. This was—I had never used a camera before. And we set it up in the room. So the interrogator comes in. She looks at the camera. You can see she's sort of hesitating for a second. But it's Friday afternoon, and we had been negotiating this meeting for months. So she just sits down, and she proceeds to grill me. Yeah, yeah.

And what do you think her first question was? It was, Why did you publish the cartoons? Now, the thing is, if anyone else had asked me that question, I probably did 100 media interviews. I would try and be the most reasonable version of me I could be. I would try and explain it. Separation of mosque and state. It's the central artifact in a news story. We have to talk this out.

And what do you think her first question was? It was, Why did you publish the cartoons? Now, the thing is, if anyone else had asked me that question, I probably did 100 media interviews. I would try and be the most reasonable version of me I could be. I would try and explain it. Separation of mosque and state. It's the central artifact in a news story. We have to talk this out.

And what do you think her first question was? It was, Why did you publish the cartoons? Now, the thing is, if anyone else had asked me that question, I probably did 100 media interviews. I would try and be the most reasonable version of me I could be. I would try and explain it. Separation of mosque and state. It's the central artifact in a news story. We have to talk this out.

I would try and be as reasonable as possible. I talked to a lot of Muslim folks, and I tried to say, no, please understand why this was. I was trying to appeal to their reason. But when the government asks you the same question, you can't answer in the same way. Because the government is not asking out of curiosity or out of intellectual growth. They're asking because something turns on it.

I would try and be as reasonable as possible. I talked to a lot of Muslim folks, and I tried to say, no, please understand why this was. I was trying to appeal to their reason. But when the government asks you the same question, you can't answer in the same way. Because the government is not asking out of curiosity or out of intellectual growth. They're asking because something turns on it.

I would try and be as reasonable as possible. I talked to a lot of Muslim folks, and I tried to say, no, please understand why this was. I was trying to appeal to their reason. But when the government asks you the same question, you can't answer in the same way. Because the government is not asking out of curiosity or out of intellectual growth. They're asking because something turns on it.

Punishment turns on it. If you don't appease them and say the right answer, you will be punished. And so you can't answer the same way. And so I remember what I said. I said... because it's my bloody right to do so. And I'm not trying to convince you and wiggle through. I want my maximum freedom. And I recorded this on this video camera and I went home that day

Punishment turns on it. If you don't appease them and say the right answer, you will be punished. And so you can't answer the same way. And so I remember what I said. I said... because it's my bloody right to do so. And I'm not trying to convince you and wiggle through. I want my maximum freedom. And I recorded this on this video camera and I went home that day

Punishment turns on it. If you don't appease them and say the right answer, you will be punished. And so you can't answer the same way. And so I remember what I said. I said... because it's my bloody right to do so. And I'm not trying to convince you and wiggle through. I want my maximum freedom. And I recorded this on this video camera and I went home that day

And I managed somehow to edit that video I'd never done in my life. And I set up a YouTube account. I'd never done that in my life. This was when YouTube was pretty new. There was no social media back then. There was no Facebook, no Twitter or anything like that.

And I managed somehow to edit that video I'd never done in my life. And I set up a YouTube account. I'd never done that in my life. This was when YouTube was pretty new. There was no social media back then. There was no Facebook, no Twitter or anything like that.

And I managed somehow to edit that video I'd never done in my life. And I set up a YouTube account. I'd never done that in my life. This was when YouTube was pretty new. There was no social media back then. There was no Facebook, no Twitter or anything like that.

And I uploaded the video of my interrogation because I knew no one would believe me if I said a magazine publisher was just grilled for one hour about my political and religious views for publishing this. Crucial case. And people, that went viral.

And I uploaded the video of my interrogation because I knew no one would believe me if I said a magazine publisher was just grilled for one hour about my political and religious views for publishing this. Crucial case. And people, that went viral.

And I uploaded the video of my interrogation because I knew no one would believe me if I said a magazine publisher was just grilled for one hour about my political and religious views for publishing this. Crucial case. And people, that went viral.