Freedom Of Expression

• Radio-Canada personalities urge broadcaster to fight CRTC N-word decision

  Signatories of the open letter acknowledge that the N-word is loaded, but they say it is rarely used on air and only in a factual context that is not offensive or dehumanizing.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2022
  
• CRTC tells Radio-Canada to apologize for offensive language on air

  The CRTC has ruled that Radio-Canada must apologize and review its practices after a host and commentator made repeated use of the N-word on air in 2020.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2022
  
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• Pope warns ‘cancel culture’ is ‘form of ideological colonization’

  In his remarks on Monday, the Pope warned of "a form of ideological colonization, one that leaves no room for freedom of expression."

  World

  Jan 10, 2022
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• Quebec court upholds fines to theatres where actors smoked during performances

  The theatres had challenged the fines, arguing that the tickets violated their freedom of expression.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2021
• Comedian Mike Ward’s mockery of disabled Quebec singer not discriminatory: Supreme Court

  In a 5-4 ruling, the high court set aside a decision ordering Ward to pay damages for mocking Jeremy Gabriel, saying a discrimination claim must not become a defamation action.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2021
• Feds asking Canadians to take ‘leap of faith’ that Bill C-10 won’t hurt free speech: experts

  The exact shape that these new regulations take would be up to the CRTC, not the government -- and they have yet to be determined.

  Canada

  May 13, 2021
• Quebec won’t appeal acquittal of writer found not guilty of producing child porn

  Quebec won't appeal the acquittal of an author who was found not guilty of producing child pornography last year in connection with fiction scenes in his horror novel.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2021
• Cancel culture isn’t about denying freedom of speech, it’s about consequences

  Some call it 'cancel culture.' Meera Estrada says it's just holding individuals and institutions accountable for the consequences of their behaviour.

  Commentary

  Apr 4, 2021
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• Comedian Mike Ward heads to Supreme Court over jokes about Jérémy Gabriel

  Supreme Court justices will also have to decide whether mocking personal characteristics amounts to discrimination.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2021
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• Fact or Fiction: Does Trump’s social media ban threaten our freedom of expression?

  Some say the future of public conversation, especially where social media is concerned, is headed down a scary path to censorship.

  Politics

  Jan 21, 2021