The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a previous ruling ordering comedian Mike Ward to pay damages to a singer with disabilities for mocking him in a standup routine. The case pitted the right to freedom of expression against the right to dignity. As Olivia O’Malley reports, the ruling has brought relief on both sides.
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