Banned From Sale on BC Ferries

[Retrovision]

I couldn't find or think of a more appropriate thread for this article from March that I just stumbled upon...

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[Scott]

Wow, they really are quite sensitive. Do we need to ask what they think of this forum?

[Mirrlees]

According to coxnnick, the forum hasn't come up in any banter that he's heard of at Fleet Office. Although, i can see why BCFS pulled the book with references to safety equipment pointing to the QotN sinking.

[Low Light Mike]

That's an interesting issue to discuss. Is the "Passages Gift Shop" to be a haven of true free speech, or does the company have the right to restrict items from it's own bookshop?

Before we condem BCFS for restricting freedom of written-word, lets consider that BCFS owns and operates its own onboard bookshops, and the bookshop's purpose is obviously to generate revenue and to "promote the brand". While you buy a newspaper you can also buy a BC Ferries toy.....

So BCFS has every right to restrict or control content in it's bookshops. Let's not be fooled into thinking that those Passages Gift Shops are anything but a cash-register and promotional-outlet for the company.....

This is not the same thing as Bob's Independent Book Store on Main St. being pressured by suppliers to restrict what he sells.

[Ferry Rider 42]

I tend to agree, BC Ferries has the right to choose what it promots and sells.