All this might be evidence that the culture war over Canada’s uniquely balanced approach to hate speech is set to flare up again. Old arguments are being repurposed to fit modern media. Laws that were written in the age of telephone hotlines and printed newspapers are being reconsidered in ...
Emily Laidlaw, a professor at the University of Calgary whose research focuses on online harms and served on that panel along with Farber, said the legislation is likely to be “highly controversial,” since it touches on free speech and forces lawmakers to choose which online harms warrant rest...
L. J. McNamaraFor more information on this topic, see Luke McNamara, "Negotiating the contours of unlawful hate speech: regulation under provincial Human Rights Laws in Canada," University of British Columbia Law Review, Vol. 38, No. 1, 2005....
laws exist as a society’s statement of ideal principles. Our laws around hate speech and incitement to violence are intended as an expression of our collective will to create a Canada that is inclusive, safe and welcoming of diversity. ...
Most Americans take freedom of speech for granted having grown up with the idea that anyone can speak their mind on any subject that they believe. But this is rare in history and also in a majority of today`s world. We need only to look to Canada for evidence of where the trend is ...
The Government will drop controversial plans to introduce hate speech laws, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has confirmed after it was revealed in The Irish Times on Saturday. However, the Minister has said she will press ahead with the hate crime part of the criminal...
Malaysia has broad laws against offensive and seditious comments that cover some aspects of hate speech. But some have called for a specific law on hate speech, citing sensitivities over ethnicity and religion in the multi-ethnic Southeast Asian country. Muslim-majority Malaysia ...
The European Union has reached a landmark deal to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online.
Jackson said the bar for hate crime charges is very high and that cases in other provinces have resulted in charges for criminal harassment or uttering threats, rather than hate speech. “Depending on what the facts are, this may well be a criminal harassment, which can be repeat...
A Langley City anti-hate activist has mounted a one-person letter-writing campaign to convince senators and members of parliament to toughen penalties for online hate speech. So far, Cran Campbell said, he’s received just one expression of interest, from Liberal Fleetwood-Port Kells MP Ken Har...