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Not Reserving Judgment

Episode 14: Why haven't we seen more arrests for hate speech in Canada?

Nov 15, 2023
39:18

On Episode 14 of Not Reserving Judgment, we talk about why we haven't seen more hate speech charges following the explosion of vitriol at the past month's anti-Israel rallies; we discuss whether caste-based discrimination should be banned; we tell you about the curious case of a woman who says she was fired for calling her underlings "my humans"; we talk about Ontario MPP Sarah Jama's latest outrageous statement; and we share some breaking news about a case we're working on.


Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:


  • 'Questions raised after arrest of Calgary protester on hate-motivated disturbance charge (CBC)
  • One man charged after weekend protest (Calgary Police)
  •  Craquelures dans le postnationalisme de Justin! (La Presse)
  • François Legault accuse le prédicateur Adil Charkaoui d’inciter à la haine (La Presse)
  • Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott (SCC)
  • Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek statement on hate at rallies (X.com)
  • Berlin criminalizes slogan 'From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free' (i24 News)
  • Independent Ontario MPP Sara Jama spreading misinformation (X.com)
  • Are the pro-Hamas protests in violation of Canada’s hate speech and terrorism laws? Joe Adam George for Inside Policy (Macdonald-Laurier Institute)
  • Union claims City of Saskatoon employee was wrongfully fired for gender-neutral language (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix)


Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.


The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

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