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Montreal comic faces human rights tribunal over joke about boy
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Montreal comic faces human rights tribunal over joke about boy
Description
February 26, 2016
Fri, Feb 26: Montreal comedian Mike Ward is defending his right to freedom of speech, as he is sued for a remark made about a disfigured boy. As Mike Armstrong reports, the teen's family says Ward crossed a line between what's funny and what's distasteful.
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Montreal comic faces human rights tribunal over joke about boy02:19 | February 26, 2016
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2 former Montreal UN workers accused of trying to sell Chinese drones to Libya01:53 | April 23, 2024
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Solar eclipse: Canadian zoo studying behaviour of animals during event02:18 | April 5, 2024
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Where’s spring? Winter whiteout causes power blackouts in Quebec03:24 | April 4, 2024
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Nearly 600 stolen vehicles recovered at Montreal port02:12 | April 3, 2024
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Canadian filmmaker nominated for Oscar, discusses personal story of film ‘Invincible’02:07 | March 9, 2024
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Laval daycare bus crash: Questions persist about driver’s motivation, mental health02:34 | February 9, 2023
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Driver accused of deliberately ramming bus into Quebec daycare04:35 | February 8, 2023
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‘Endangered Stories’: Quebec videographer’s mission to chronicle Point-Claire’s unique history02:23 | January 25, 2023
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ER nurses at Montreal hospital threaten to quit02:06 | January 17, 2023
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Montreal comic faces human rights tribunal over joke about boy02:19 | February 26, 2016
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2 former Montreal UN workers accused of trying to sell Chinese drones to Libya01:53 | April 23, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 2421:42 | September 24, 2023
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Laval daycare bus crash: Questions persist about driver’s motivation, mental health02:34 | February 9, 2023
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Driver accused of deliberately ramming bus into Quebec daycare04:35 | February 8, 2023
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Global National: Dec. 1021:57 | December 10, 2022
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Montreal comic faces human rights tribunal over joke about boy
Description
February 26, 2016
Fri, Feb 26: Montreal comedian Mike Ward is defending his right to freedom of speech, as he is sued for a remark made about a disfigured boy. As Mike Armstrong reports, the teen's family says Ward crossed a line between what's funny and what's distasteful.
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