freedom of speech

• Write Privilege — why don’t people understand the limits of freedom of speech?

  Angela Misri asks, Why do so many people conflate freedom of speech with the belief that their posts on the internet are somehow owned by them?

  Commentary

  Jan 31
• 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
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• Trudeau rejects criticism over Paris attack comments, says Canada defends free speech

  The prime minister's comments come in response to multiple incidences of violence in France amid growing anger over published caricatures of the prophet Muhammad.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2020
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• Charlie Hebdo to still publish Islam cartoons despite attacks in France

  Its decision to publish new cartoons this week ridiculing its opponents in the Islamic world formed the backdrop for yet another attack Thursday in France, where three people were fatally attacked in a church.

  World

  Oct 29, 2020
• Unsatisfied with PM’s answer, Blanchet vows to press Trudeau on Ottawa prof’s use of slur

  The Bloc Quebecois leader said Thursday he wasn't satisfied with the PM's comment on the controversy surrounding a uOttawa prof's use of a slur.

  Politics

  Oct 22, 2020
• University should have defended professor in debate over offensive language: Legault

  A student complained that part-time professor Verushka Lieutenant-Duval used the notorious word late last month in class to explain how some communities had reclaimed terms over time.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2020
• Iranian-Canadian tech genius speaks out on Revolutionary Guard’s attempt to make him an informant

  In an interview with Global News, Behdad Esfahbod recalls being approached by four plainclothes officers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who had a warrant for his arrest.

  World

  Aug 24, 2020
• Most Canadians want social media companies to do more about racism, hate online: Ipsos

  Eighty-eight per cent of survey respondents think social media companies should do more to stop or remove messages that propagate hate or racism online.

  Tech

  Jul 20, 2020
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• Alberta post-secondary institutions complying with UCP request to establish free speech policies: minister

  Alberta's government said Monday that the province's post-secondary institutions have taken steps to further entrench the right to exercise free speech on their campuses following a request for them to do so.

  Education

  Dec 17, 2019
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• Okanagan library board won’t intervene in Kelowna’s Drag Queen Story Time

  The board said it received roughly 350 pieces of correspondence both for and against the event.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2019