26 février au 3 mars

Observatoire de la liberté d’expression

Ang kumpletong text ng lehislasyon ay hindi pa ilalabas, ngunit ang 46 na salitang titulo ay ipinapahiwatig na kabilang dito ang mga pagbabago sa Criminal Code, Canadian Human Rights Act at mga batas na gagawing mandatory ang pagre-report ng online child pornography. Ang panukalang-batas kasama ang bagong regulator, na hiwalay sa Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, ay gagawing accountable ang tech giants para sa harmful content. Sinabi ni Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noong nakaraang linggo na ang panukalang-batas ay idinisenyo upang protektahan ang mga bata mula sa « hatred, karahasan, pagiging…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

Le projet de loi du gouvernement Trudeau sur les méfaits en ligne a été généralement bien accueilli par les partis oppositions à Ottawa, malgré quelques nuances qu’ils jugent nécessaires. Le chef conservateur Pierre Poilievre, qui a longtemps critiqué le projet de loi en question, s’est finalement dit favorable au principe de « criminaliser et faire appliquer les lois » contre la victimisation sexuelle d’un enfant, l’intimidation d’un enfant en ligne ou encore l’incitation à la violence. Ce dernier croit toutefois que la protection des enfants en ligne devrait relever de…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitation à la violence’, ‘discours haineux’]
Recensé le 27 février

Rendre compte des audiences d’extradition de Julian Assange est devenu une vocation qui s’étend maintenant sur plus de cinq ans. Depuis la toute première audience, lorsque le juge Snow a qualifié Assange de _“narcissique”_ avant qu’il n’ait rien dit d’autre que de confirmer son nom, en passant par la dernière, lorsque le juge Swift a simplement rejeté avec 2,5 pages de A4 double interligne désinvoltes un appel de 152 pages rédigé en termes concis par certains des meilleurs avocats de la planète, il s’est agi d’une parodie et d’une mascarade…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’, ‘lanceur d’alerte’]
Recensé le 26 février

**Le torchon brûle entre Bakou et le régime hexagonal macronien. Ce dernier n’hésitant d’ailleurs pas à accuser l’Azerbaïdjan de campagnes hostiles à l’encontre de Paris, y compris en ce qui concerne le système néocolonial de la Françafrique. Mais les gesticulations hexagonales ne font en réalité qu’à remettre en avant les échecs évidents de Paris et dont il est le seul responsable, mais pour lesquels il cherche toujours et désespérément des responsables extérieurs.** _«Baku connection»: la France, un punching-ball de choix pour l’Azerbaïdjan_ – titre la chaîne hexagonale pour l’international _France…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: []
Recensé le 2 mars

OTTAWA — Le gouvernement du Canada devrait déposer lundi un projet de loi contre les méfaits en ligne. Dans le passé, le gouvernement libéral a promis qu’il s’attaquerait à des problèmes sur le web tels que la mise en danger des enfants et le partage non consensuel d’images intimes. Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a annoncé la semaine dernière que le prochain projet de loi de son gouvernement se concentrerait sur la sécurité sur l’Internet pour les personnes d’âge mineur, sans imposer de censure au reste des Canadiens. M. Trudeau…

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Mots-clés: [‘censure’, ‘discours haineux’]
Recensé le 26 février

L’impayable ministre de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, Pierre Fitzgibbon, y est allé d’une nouvelle attaque contre les journalistes « militants » qui entretiennent une « méfiance malsaine » envers le projet Northvolt. « Je peux vous assurer qu’il n’y a pas eu de grand complot pour avantager Northvolt », a-t-il déclaré mardi devant la Chambre de commerce de Québec, invitant « ceux qui veulent inventer des histoires » à écrire des romans et « les jeunes rigoureux, curieux et impartiaux » — il aurait pu ajouter « dociles…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘attaque contre les journalistes’]
Recensé le 29 février

(Ottawa) Le gouvernement fédéral veut serrer la vis aux plateformes de médias sociaux, aux services de diffusion en direct et aux services de contenu pour adultes. Le ministre de la Justice, Arif Virani, a déposé lundi le projet de loi C-63 sur les préjudices en ligne, qui se faisait attendre depuis des années, et qui promet d’alimenter les débats à la Chambre des communes au cours des prochaines semaines et des prochains mois. En vertu de cette mesure législative, les services en ligne seront tenus de « réduire l’exposition au…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘propagande haineuse’]
Recensé le 26 février

Échange avec le porteur d’une idée qui bouscule. Notre chroniqueur se laissera-t-il convaincre ? Publié à 1h34 Mis à jour à 6h00 Pour la troisième fois en cinq ans, le gouvernement Legault va utiliser la clause dérogatoire des chartes des droits et libertés de la personne, même si ça porte atteinte aux droits fondamentaux garantis par les chartes. Cette fois, Québec l’utilise pour protéger à nouveau la _Loi sur la laïcité de l’État_. L’utilisation de la clause dérogatoire – et l’indifférence que ça semble susciter dans l’opinion publique – m’inquiète…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’, ‘liberté de religion’]
Recensé le 29 février

Le gouvernement Trudeau a évoqué l’urgence de protéger les mineurs contre l’exploitation sexuelle lors du dépôt du projet de loi C-63. Son partenaire de coalition, le chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique Jagmeet Singh, a aussitôt rappelé que le Parti libéral aura mis 800 jours à livrer un projet qu’ils avaient promis dans les 100 premiers jours de son élection. Cette remarque incisive nous rappelle à quel point la marche est laborieuse pour ce gouvernement. Elle le sera tout autant avec le projet de loi sur les préjudices en ligne, puisqu’il…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’, ‘discours haineux’, ‘propos offensant’]
Recensé le 28 février

Des centaines de Russes défilaient samedi à Moscou sur la tombe d’Alexeï Navalny, principal détracteur de Vladimir Poutine mort en prison, pour lui rendre hommage, au lendemain d’obsèques où des milliers de Moscovites s’étaient rassemblés malgré les mises en garde du Kremlin. Dans l’après-midi et sous un soleil d’hiver, des dizaines de personnes faisaient la queue devant la sépulture de l’opposant, bouquets de fleurs en mains, a constaté un journaliste de l’AFP. Comme la veille, la police avait installé des portiques de détection métalliques à l’entrée du cimetière. Certaines des…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Le gouvernement indien utilise de plus en plus souvent le droit de séjour dans le pays comme une « arme » pour faire pression sur ses détracteurs, poussant des journalistes à se censurer, même de l’étranger. Publié à 1h34 Mis à jour à 6h00 Ce qu’il faut savoir * En Inde, le gouvernement cherche régulièrement à faire taire des journalistes en menaçant de les priver du droit de vivre et de travailler dans le pays. * Des journalistes étrangers qui y avaient obtenu le statut de résident permanent en ont…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’, ‘liberté de parole’, ‘liberté de la presse’]
Recensé le 29 février

OTTAWA — Le gouvernement libéral propose des «sanctions draconiennes» dans le Code criminel dans le cadre de son vaste plan visant à cibler la haine en ligne, prévient l’Association canadienne des libertés civiles. Le ministre de la Justice, Arif Virani, a déposé cette semaine un projet de loi très attendu, présenté comme un moyen de faire face aux dangers auxquels les enfants sont confrontés en ligne. Cela comprend également l’introduction de sanctions plus sévères pour les délits haineux. Le projet de loi propose d’augmenter la peine maximale pour le fait…

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Mots-clés: [‘haine en ligne’, ‘propagande haineuse’, ‘liberté d’expression’, « liberté d’expression »]
Recensé le 28 février

MONTRÉAL — Alors que se tient ce mercredi la Journée des chandails roses visant à sensibiliser contre l’intimidation dans les écoles, des organismes s’inquiètent d’une montée de la violence contre les jeunes de la communauté LGBTQ+. Pour souligner cette journée, l’organisme communautaire Interligne invite la population à s’afficher avec un chandail rose en soutien aux jeunes LGBTQ+ qui sont victimes d’intimidation dans leur milieu scolaire. Cette initiative, soulignée à travers le Canada, a vu le jour en 2007, lorsque deux jeunes, David Shepherd et Travis Price, ont demandé à leurs…

Apparaît sur: enbeauce.com, lechodelarivenord.ca, lechodelaval.ca, chamblyexpress.ca, lechodetroisrivieres.ca, lejournaldejoliette.ca, sorel-tracyexpress.ca, lechodelarivenord.ca, lechodelaval.ca, chamblyexpress.ca, lechodetroisrivieres.ca, lejournaldejoliette.ca, sorel-tracyexpress.ca, lapresse.ca, ledevoir.com, journalleguide.com, lhebdodustmaurice.com, lanouvelle.net, courrierfrontenac.qc.ca, leclaireurprogres.ca, lerefletdulac.com, leprogres.net, lactualite.com,
Mots-clés: [‘discours haineux’]
Recensé le 28 février

Cet article a été publié dans l’édition datée du 29 février du journal Le Monde. Il y a les humiliations, l’étalage de mépris pour les habitants de Gaza. Comme ces soldats qui s’amusent à faire du vélo dans les ruines d’un quartier pulvérisé par les bombardements, celui-là, qui s’esclaffe à taper sur le clavier d’un ordinateur sans âge dans une école ravagée, ou bien ces autres militaires, installés au domicile d’un particulier, qui singent un rendez-vous galant avec une Palestinienne, incarnée par une poupée. Il y a aussi les mises…

Apparaît sur: lautjournal.info,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Vinicius répond sur le terrain: l’attaquant brésilien, victime d’insultes racistes à Mestalla l’an passé, a permis samedi au Real Madrid de décrocher le nul (2-2) à Valence avec un doublé dans un match tendu, à quatre jours de la réception de Leipzig en C1. L’international brésilien a évité une seconde défaite de la saison à son équipe, toujours leader du championnat (1er, 66 points) mais qui pourrait voir son avance sur ses concurrents Gérone (2e, 59 points) et le FC Barcelone (3e, 57 points) se réduire au terme de cette…

Apparaît sur: rds.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘insultes racistes’]
Recensé le 3 mars

Les membres du syndicat de l’Institut Canadien de Québec rejettent officiellement l’offre bonifiée de leur employeur. Une grève générale illimitée débutera donc le vendredi 1er mars dès 7h. Elle affectera 240 personnes travaillant dans 26 points de services du réseau de la Bibliothèque de Québec. Les membres du syndicat de Travailleurs et Travailleuses unis de l’alimentation et du commerce, section locale 501 (TUAC 501) s’étaient déjà dotés d’un mandat de grève illimitée. 73% du personnel des bibliothèques se montrent défavorable à l’offre patronale finale. Cette annonce met par ailleurs en…

Apparaît sur: monquartier.quebec,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de grève’]
Recensé le 27 février

Israël rétablit une colonie de peuplement en Cisjordanie, symbole du durcissement de ses visées expansionnistes Publié à 1h11 Mis à jour à 6h00 Steven Erlanger The New York Times (Homesh, Cisjordanie) Pour une colonie israélienne qui est devenue un symbole retentissant de la politique religieuse et de droite en Cisjordanie, Homesh n’est pas très attrayante. Trois familles vivent dans des abris recouverts de bâches, remplis de lits superposés destinés à une cinquantaine de jeunes hommes qui étudient dans une yeshiva, une structure préfabriquée minable entourée de jouets abandonnés, de matériaux…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘insultes racistes’]
Recensé le 26 février

À chaque édition des Jeux olympiques, les nations représentées cherchent toutes un lieu pour installer leur délégation. Aux JO de Paris, par exemple, la Maison du Canada sera située à la Cité des sciences et de l’industrie, au parc de la Villette. La délégation américaine, elle, sera au palais Brongniart, un monument historique au cœur de Paris qui était autrefois le palais de la Bourse. La polémique qui enfle en France ces jours-ci provient du projet d’installation de la Maison olympique saoudienne, au cœur des Invalides. Nathalie Serre, députée LR…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de la presse’]
Recensé le 1 mars

La communauté LGBTQ+ de Hongrie est poussée à la marge par une série de restrictions controversées qui empêchent écoles, éditeurs et médias de traiter librement des œuvres abordant les questions d’identité de genre ou d’orientation sexuelle. Publié à 1h24 Mis à jour à 6h00 Les restrictions en question, formalisées par une série d’amendements adoptés en 2021 par le gouvernement ultraconservateur du premier ministre Viktor Orbán, alimentent la censure et la peur, déplore Amnistie internationale dans un rapport paru cette semaine. L’organisation presse les autorités européennes d’intensifier leurs pressions sur le…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’, ‘discours haineux’]
Recensé le 2 mars

OTTAWA — Les pays autoritaires exploitent les médias sociaux pour freiner les progrès des femmes dans le monde entier, a déclaré une envoyée spéciale canadienne, alors qu’Ottawa actualise sa politique intergouvernementale en matière d’égalité des genres. L’ambassadrice du Canada pour les femmes, la paix et la sécurité, Jacqueline O’Neill, affirme que ces menaces exigent que les partisans de l’égalité des genres partout dans le monde travaillent ensemble. Les pays occidentaux doivent contribuer à contrecarrer la tendance mondiale des hommes forts dirigeants qui cherchent à empêcher les femmes de jouer un…

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Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’, « liberté d’expression »]
Recensé le 26 février

La Cour d’appel du Québec a tiré la seule conclusion logique qui s’imposait : l’Assemblée nationale a retiré aux tribunaux la possibilité de dire si la « loi 21 » est valide ou non. Elle ne se prononce donc pas. Mais elle ne dénonce pas non plus. Publié à 1h41 Mis à jour à 5h00 Si ce jugement fait 300 pages, c’est que plusieurs savants juristes contestant cette _Loi sur la laïcité de l’État_ essayaient de contourner la disposition de dérogation (« clause nonobstant »), qui vient mettre la loi…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de religion’]
Recensé le 1 mars

_Ce texte regroupe les capsules contenues dans notre infolettre politique, publiée les jeudis à 17 h 00. Vous y trouverez un regard en quatre points sur les événements politiques de la semaine._ «Nous nous sommes engagés à consulter, et ce sera fait ! » se réjouissait mardi la ministre des Transports et de la Mobilité durable, Geneviève Guilbault. Elle annonçait le lancement d’une consultation en ligne au sujet de la mobilité dans la grande région de Québec, et évoquait l’engagement-surprise de François Legault au lendemain de l’élection partielle dans Jean-Talon,…

Apparaît sur: lactualite.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Les pays autoritaires exploitent les médias sociaux pour freiner les progrès des femmes dans le monde entier, a déclaré une envoyée spéciale canadienne au moment où Ottawa actualise sa politique intergouvernementale en matière d’égalité des genres. L’ambassadrice du Canada pour les femmes, la paix et la sécurité, Jacqueline O’Neill, affirme que ces menaces exigent que les partisans de l’égalité des genres partout dans le monde travaillent ensemble. Les pays occidentaux doivent contribuer à contrecarrer la tendance mondiale des hommes forts dirigeants qui cherchent à empêcher les femmes de jouer un…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [« liberté d’expression »]
Recensé le 26 février

La décision de la Cour d’appel de valider presque dans son entièreté la loi sur la neutralité religieuse est une « victoire sur toute la ligne » pour le Québec, ont claironné jeudi les défenseurs de la laïcité. Perdante dans cette affaire, la Commission scolaire English-Montreal attendra avant de dire si elle ira en appel. Depuis l’édifice de la Cour d’appel à Montréal, l’avocat Guillaume Rousseau était aux anges quelques minutes après la diffusion du jugement, jeudi après- midi. Celui qui a représenté le Mouvement laïque québécois dans son processus…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 29 février

EDMONTON — Une journaliste arrêtée lors de l’évacuation par la police d’un campement de sans-abri a affirmé vendredi qu’elle était soulagée que les accusations d’entrave portées contre elle aient été abandonnées. Mais Brandi Morin a déclaré que l’expérience de la détention et de l’éventualité d’un procès et d’une condamnation a laissé des traces. «Je vais toujours faire mon travail et continuer d’aller sur le terrain», a-t- elle déclaré. «Mais je ne sais pas si je serais aussi hardie. Cela pourrait changer. J’ai juste besoin d’un peu de temps.» Le 10…

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Mots-clés: [‘liberté de la presse’]
Recensé le 2 mars

**La Ville de Saint-Georges a informé la population, ce mercredi 28 février, que les employés du service des loisirs et de la culture seront en grève illimitée dès le samedi 2 mars.** En ce sens, plusieurs activités seront annulées et des modifications d’ouvertures sont à prévoir pour le centre sportif Lacroix-Dutil et le Centre culturel Marie-Fitzbach. La Ville de Saint-Georges a d’abord souhaité avancer qu’elle déplorait cette situation tout en respectant le droit de grève du personnel concerné. Dès le samedi 2 mars, les glaces du centre sportif Lacroix-Dutil demeureront…

Apparaît sur: enbeauce.com,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de grève’]
Recensé le 28 février

_**Élections américaines : “Le président Biden finance les bombes qui tombent sur les familles de ceux qui vivent ici dans le Michigan. Ceux qui ont voté pour lui se sentent totalement trahis”.**_ * ## **Les victimes** * 30 035+ tués* et au moins 70 457 blessés dans la bande de Gaza. * Plus de 380 Palestiniens tués en Cisjordanie occupée et à Jérusalem-Est. * Israël révise son estimation du nombre de morts du 7 octobre, qui passe de 1 400 à 1 147. * 582 soldats israéliens tués depuis le…

Apparaît sur: mondialisation.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de la presse’]
Recensé le 2 mars

_L’auteur est chercheur associé à la Chaire Raoul-Dandurand, où ses travaux se concentrent sur l’étude et l’analyse de la politique américaine._ Une décennie avant que Donald Trump popularise le terme « _fake news_ », une émission de télévision américaine en avait déjà fait sa marque de commerce. Pendant des années, _The Daily Show_ a fait rire les masses en usant de satire pour parler de l’actualité politique. Or, malgré (ou peut-être grâce à) son approche de « faux animateur », son hôte, l’humoriste Jon Stewart, était parvenu à devenir la…

Apparaît sur: lactualite.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 1 mars

(Illustration: Camille Charbonneau) **L’ESSENTIEL DE L’ACTUALITÉ** **• Berkshire, «construit pour durer», se rapproche d’une valorisation de 1000 milliards de dollars après un bénéfice record.** Le groupe Berkshire Hathaway, dirigé par Warren Buffett, s’est rapproché d’une valeur de marché de 1000 milliards de dollars, l’action de classe B du conglomérat d’investissement ayant progressé après avoir enregistré son deuxième bénéfice d’exploitation annuel record consécutif. **• MIND ID (Indonésie), Vale Canada et Sumitomo conviennent de la vente d’une participation de 14% de Vale Indonesia.** La _holding_ indonésienne de l’industrie minière, MIND ID, a…

Apparaît sur: lesaffaires.com,
Mots-clés: [« liberté d’expression »]
Recensé le 26 février

(Photo: Luke Chesser pour Unsplash) **Quels titres boursiers et rapports d’analystes ont retenu l’attention cette semaine? Voici une revue de presse qui regroupe divers textes boursiers.** ### 26 février • **Berkshire, «construit pour durer», se rapproche d’une valorisation de 1000 milliards de dollars après un bénéfice record.** Le groupe Berkshire Hathaway, dirigé par Warren Buffett, s’est rapproché d’une valeur de marché de 1000 milliards de dollars, l’action de classe B du conglomérat d’investissement ayant progressé après avoir enregistré son deuxième bénéfice d’exploitation annuel record consécutif. • **MIND ID (Indonésie), Vale…

Apparaît sur: lesaffaires.com,
Mots-clés: [« liberté d’expression »]
Recensé le 1 mars

L’Archevêché de Montréal est devant le tribunal mardi parce qu’il ne veut pas que l’aide médicale à mourir soit administrée dans une ancienne de ses églises convertie en maison de soins palliatifs, pour ne pas être « complice de l’euthanasie », contraire aux croyances de la religion catholique. Il demande à une juge de suspendre l’article de la Loi québécoise qui oblige depuis peu toutes les maisons de soins palliatifs à l’offrir. L’Archevêque avait accepté que l’ancienne église St-Raphaël l’Archange, située dans l’arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges, soit convertie en un projet…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de religion’]
Recensé le 27 février

La nouvelle réalité maintenant qui se dessine un peu partout au Canada: des villes à majorité étrangère, chinoise, hindoue, s’implantent visiblement en créant des îlots de non-nés ici se répandant un peu partout dans le pays. Une tendance à la hausse, à la forte hausse même. Le phénomène prend toutes les apparences d’une forme d’ingérence immigrationnelle de provenance étrangère. Ils s’infiltrent, ils s’insinuent, ils font tache d’huile. Ils font comme chez eux. Ils reproduisent leur type de société ici. On nous dépossède. Signe des temps inquiétant, on peut observer que…

Apparaît sur: vigile.quebec,
Mots-clés: [« liberté d’expression »]
Recensé le 29 février

L’enquête ouverte par la Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) sur le discours prononcé par le controversé imam Adil Charkaoui, pendant une récente manifestation à Montréal, est maintenant entre les mains du Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP). C’est ce qu’a précisé vendredi le sergent Charles Poirier, du détachement québécois de la GRC, en précisant que « le dossier d’enquête a été remis au procureur du DPCP il y a quelques semaines » déjà. « Nous sommes donc en attente d’une décision de leur part pour déterminer si des accusations…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘inciter à la violence’, ‘appel à la haine’, ‘incitation à la haine’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Entouré de victimes de violence en ligne, le ministre fédéral de la Justice, Arif Virani, a déposé lundi un projet de loi visant à protéger les Canadiens des méfaits sur les réseaux sociaux et autres plateformes électroniques. Avec le projet de loi C-63, le gouvernement Trudeau propose des peines plus lourdes, de nouvelles entités régulatrices et des changements dans certaines lois pour pouvoir contrer les abus en ligne. Il veut responsabiliser les plateformes en les obligeant à rendre certains contenus inaccessibles. Il veut surtout protéger les enfants de certains comportements…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca, radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘incitation à la violence’, ‘propos haineux’, ‘haine en ligne’]
Recensé le 27 février

**La politique municipale ne sied définitivement pas à tout le monde. La démission de la mairesse de Gatineau, France Bélisle, s’ajoute à une liste impressionnante de personnalités du milieu politique municipales qui rendent les armes depuis le début de l’année.** Il s’agit de la dixième démission cette année au Québec. Près de 800 élus depuis le début de ce mandat sur 8 000 au Québec, selon l’Union des municipalités. Il y a de quoi soulever un questionnement sur l’avenir de la politique municipale au Québec, mais la décision de Mme…

Apparaît sur: ckaj.org,
Mots-clés: [‘propos haineux’]
Recensé le 3 mars

Le gouvernement Trudeau a révélé lundi sa proposition pour « protéger les enfants » en ligne, en épurant les plateformes de contenu sexuel partagé sans consentement ou montrant des agressions de mineurs, mais sans restreindre l’accès aux sites pornographiques. La Loi sur les préjudices en ligne (C-63) reprend l’esprit d’une proposition libérale élaborée en 2021, sans toutefois aller aussi loin dans l’interdiction du contenu violent et haineux, vu les risques d’atteinte à la liberté d’expression. Le texte est révélé avec deux ans de retard, puisqu’il était promis dans les 100…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘discours haineux’, ‘propagande haineuse’, ‘discours de haine’, ‘censure’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

Trois femmes élues ou ex-élues autochtones ont décidé de lancer un projet de bienveillance latérale afin de contrer la violence latérale qui mine les communautés, impacte les familles et empêche la relève politique. L’élue de Gespeg Nadia Robertson est formelle. Si elle n’avait pas rencontré Suzanne Charland, vice-cheffe de Pessamit, et Monik Kistabish, alors cheffe d’Abitibiwinni, elle aurait démissionné. > La violence latérale nous a réunies. Et c’est plutôt notre vulnérabilité, > notre désir de bienveillance et de changer les choses qui fait qu’on est > encore là. À la…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 27 février

(Ottawa) Parce que « les profits ne devraient pas primer sur la sécurité », le gouvernement fédéral veut serrer la vis aux plateformes de médias sociaux et aux sites pornographiques, en particulier pour protéger les enfants des méfaits en ligne. À peine son projet de loi C-63 déposé, le ministre de la Justice Arif Virani voit tout de même déjà se profiler à l’horizon une avalanche de critiques. Publié à 15h34 Mis à jour à 18h22 Le ministre Virani a enfin déposé lundi le projet de loi C-63 sur les…

Apparaît sur: lapresse.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’, ‘liberté d’expression’, ‘propagande haineuse’]
Recensé le 26 février

OTTAWA — Le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau souhaite obliger des plateformes de réseaux sociaux à retirer dans les 24 heures tout contenu signalé comme «représentant de la victimisation sexuelle d’enfants» ou comme des images ou vidéos intimes partagées de façon non consensuelle. Cet élément se retrouve dans le projet de loi C-63 destiné à contrer le contenu préjudiciable en ligne que le ministre de la Justice, Arif Virani, a déposé lundi. Les mêmes délais serrés se retrouvaient dans une proposition mise de l’avant par les libéraux avant la campagne électorale…

Apparaît sur: journalleguide.com, courrierfrontenac.qc.ca, lhebdodustmaurice.com, lerefletdulac.com, lanouvelle.net,
Mots-clés: [‘discours haineux’, ‘désinformation’, ‘propos haineux’, ‘incitation à la violence’, ‘haine en ligne’, ‘liberté d’expression’, ‘inciter à la haine’]
Recensé le 27 février

Depuis des années, le web est comparé au far west à cause de l’anarchie qui y règne. Le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau a déposé cette semaine un projet de loi pour contrer les préjudices en ligne, dans l’espoir d’y mettre un peu d’ordre. Si cette nouvelle mouture est mieux accueillie que la précédente, elle est néanmoins présentée plus de quatre ans après la promesse libérale initiale. Bref, comme dans tous les bons westerns, la cavalerie arrive un peu tard. « Je suis terrifié par les dangers qui se cachent sur Internet…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘haine en ligne’, ‘censure’, ‘discours haineux’, ‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

Une théorie du complot n’est pas simplement une fausse croyance, ou plus exactement, un amalgame de fausses croyances et d’affirmations trompeuses. C’est aussi un facteur susceptible de créer du stress et de l’anxiété chez ceux qui y adhèrent, susceptible de les isoler de leurs proches, de générer des comportements dangereux, obsessifs… La courte histoire de QAnon l’a démontré : aux États-Unis, ce « mouvement » né en 2017 d’un banal message sur un forum en ligne, mouvement qui s’est ensuite mis à alléguer que nous sommes gouvernés par une élite…

Apparaît sur: sciencepresse.qc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘infodémie’, ‘désinformation’]
Recensé le 28 février

La Ville de Québec s’est finalement résolue à annuler les festivités entourant la réouverture de la bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy qui étaient prévues pour les 1er, 2 et 3 mars. Elle explique sa décision par la grève générale illimitée des employés des bibliothèques municipales, qui doit débuter vendredi. La Ville affirme que les moyens de pression que prévoient exercer les syndiqués de l’Institut canadien de Québec, l’organisme qui gère son réseau de bibliothèques, rendent impossibles l’organisation et la tenue des festivités dans les délais prévus. « La situation ne permet pas que la…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘droit de manifester’]
Recensé le 28 février

L’impayable ministre Pierre Fitzgibbon y est allé d’une nouvelle attaque contre les journalistes « militants » qui entretiennent une « méfiance malsaine » envers le projet Northvolt. Et il n’est pas le seul au gouvernement à voir un « militant » dans toute personne qui s’oppose à lui ou s’interroge. Lisez la chronique de Michel David….

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘attaque contre les journalistes’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Voici nos suggestions culturelles pour l’édition du 21 février. Pour le calendrier de tous les événements culturels de la région, consultez le site web du Journal. ### **Elliot Maginot : Théâtre du Marais** Elliot Maginot sera en prestation musicale avec son spectacle _I Need to Stay Here_ le 29 février, au Théâtre du Marais de Val-Morin. « Quelques mesures suffisent à Elliot Maginot pour installer une atmosphère enveloppante où brille sa voix vibrante, un instrument capable de toutes les nuances. Carburant à la mélancolie, l’auteur-compositeur-interprète oscille constamment entre ombre et…

Apparaît sur: journallenord.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censure’]
Recensé le 27 février

**Roberto Vannacci est visé par deux enquêtes pénales pour un essai comportant des passages insultants contre les minorités sexuelles et ethniques.** Un général italien visé par deux enquêtes pénales pour un essai comportant des passages insultants contre les minorités sexuelles et ethniques a été suspendu par le ministère de la Défense, a-t-on appris mercredi auprès de son avocat. Roberto Vannacci, 55 ans, avait déjà été évincé l’an dernier de la direction de l’Institut géographique militaire, puis nommé chef d’Etat-major du commandement des forces opérationnelles terrestres, une fonction essentiellement administrative, selon…

Apparaît sur: fugues.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de pensée’, ‘incitation à la haine’, ‘libre expression’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Le projet de loi qui sera déposé lundi par le gouvernement fédéral pour protéger les Canadiens des contenus dommageables en ligne prévoit la création d’un nouveau bureau de régulation, a rapporté CBC News dimanche. Ce nouveau régulateur agira séparément du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC), et tiendra les plateformes responsables des contenus dangereux qu’elles hébergent. Deux sources au sein du gouvernement ont confirmé à CBC News la création de ce bureau, qui aura pour mandat de réduire les méfaits en ligne et de soumettre les plateformes…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca, radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘haine en ligne’, ‘censure’, ‘discours haineux’]
Recensé le 26 février

Un spectacle « provocant, bouleversant », selon les mots mêmes de l’Usine C, a fait vivre des réactions intenses la semaine dernière. Au moins deux spectatrices du théâtre du Centre-Sud ont perdu connaissance samedi. Plusieurs autres spectateurs ont quitté la salle lors des trois représentations. C’est que dans _Liebestod_ , l’Espagnole Angélica Liddell se fait un sort à elle- même, autant qu’à l’art et son embourgeoisement : elle débute par une scène d’automutilation, part de sa pratique artistique. Et ça saigne. La salle avait fait une mise en garde sur…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté d’expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

Le premier ministre François Legault a raison de bomber le torse : le jugement rendu jeudi par la Cour d’appel du Québec l’autorise à maintenir sa Loi sur la laïcité de l’État et confirme qu’il n’était ni excessif ni malavisé de recourir à la disposition de dérogation pour mettre ce texte législatif à l’abri de certains articles des chartes des droits afin d’éviter les contestations judiciaires. La réaction courroucée et prompte d’Ottawa à ce jugement magistral confirme que le Québec, pour affirmer une spécificité aussi cruciale que sa laïcité, n’avait…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘liberté de religion’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Le milieu théâtral et le monde militaire semblent a priori très éloignés l’un de l’autre. Les deux se rencontrent grâce à _5 balles dans la tête_ , transposition scénique du livre où Roxanne Bouchard, qui a recueilli les témoignages de soldats, raconte son incursion dans l’armée canadienne. Rien ne prédisposait la romancière se déclarant antimilitariste à devenir la confidente de militaires. Par hasard, en 2004, celle qui était chargée de répondre aux courriels reçus par les Charbonniers de l’enfer (son conjoint était membre du groupe) a commencé à échanger avec…

Apparaît sur: ledevoir.com,
Mots-clés: [‘discours raciste’]
Recensé le 2 mars

**Le gouvernement fédéral a finalement déposé un projet de loi pour s’attaquer à la propagande haineuse et à l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants sur le Web.** À l’occasion de sa chronique mardi matin, écoutez Jonathan Trudeau aborder le dépôt du projet de loi du gouvernement Trudeau pour contrer le contenu haineux et préjudiciable sur Internet….

Apparaît sur: fm93.com,
Mots-clés: [‘propagande haineuse’]
Recensé le 27 février

**_WARNING: This story contains vulgar language and details of abuse and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​intimate partner violence or know someone who has._** An hour before Bobbie Hallaert shot and killed Angie Sweeney (new window) last October, he sent her several e-transfers, including one for one cent. The amount of money wasn’t the point. Sweeney’s ex was using the e-transfer to contact her after she broke up with him and blocked him from all her social media and messaging apps because he was bombarding her with messages. « You…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘hateful message’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Opinion 2. Columnists # Allison Hanes: Bill 21 appeal court decision will embolden bullies The court’s hands may be tied by the same constitution that is being circumvented, but it’s nevertheless a sad day for minority rights. Published Feb 29, 2024 • 5 minute read A decision delivered by the Quebec Court of Appeal on Thursday supports the constitutionality of Bill 21, the CAQ government’s state secularism law in Montreal on Thursday Feb. 29, 2024. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette ## Article content Premier François…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Le gouvernement du Québec a annoncé le 28 février un investissement de près de 2 M$ afin de fournir de l’aide psychologique de première ligne gratuite aux élus municipaux et aux membres de leur famille. Dans le Suroît, les élus des villes et municipalités ne sont pas épargnés. Ce genre d’intimidation dont l’auteur se croit en droit de tout dire puisqu’il est derrière un clavier est aussi présente. À Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, le maire Miguel Lemieux qui occupe aussi la fonction de préfet de la MRC de Beauharnois-Salaberry, assure que les menaces…

Apparaît sur: viva-media.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘désinformation’, ‘propos haineux’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Début du widget Widget. Passer le widget ? Fin du widget Widget. Retourner au début du widget ? The Liberal government is proposing new regulatory bodies and changes to a number of laws in new legislation to tackle online abuse. The Online Harms Act, tabled Monday, proposes to police seven categories of harmful content online. Those categories include content used to bully a child and content that encourages a child to harm themselves. They also include hate speech, content that incites violence or terrorism, content that sexualizes children or victims…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘incites violence’]
Recensé le 26 février

Attorney Neil Oberman, senior partner at Spiegel Sohmer, has served a mise-en- demeure by bailiff on McGill University president Deep Saini following the Feb. 22 anti-Israel and antisemitic blockade of the university’s Bronfman Building. The notice demands several actions be taken. Oberman had previously sent a mise-en-demeure to Concordia University to deal with antisemitism on its campus. The lawyer is representing two unnamed McGill students identified as “Students 1 and 2” who say they were “illegally and unlawfully” impeded from entering the McGill campus to pursue their studies. The legal…

Apparaît sur: thesuburban.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement to hatred’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. National # More to do on defence, Trudeau says after meetings with Polish leaders in Warsaw Donald Tusk urged the rest of the West to confront the very real dangers now posed by Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Laura Osman Published Feb 26, 2024 • 4 minute read Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, and President Andrzej Duda attend a meeting of the Cabinet Council, a consultation format between the president and the government in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘media freedom’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. National # Online harms: Civil liberty, law critics say stiffer hate crime sentences ‘troubling’ Jewish advocacy groups have welcomed the proposed changes, citing a sharp rise in antisemitism since the Israel-Hamas war began last fall. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Stephanie Taylor Published Feb 28, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 5 minute read The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is voicing concerns over what it calls « draconian penalties » proposed in the Criminal Code as part of the Liberal government’s sweeping…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘offensive speech’, ‘speech offence’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

## Article content OTTAWA — The former chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network is warning parliamentarians against turning a newly reintroduced section of the Canadian Human Rights Act into a game of political “yo-yo.” Bernie Farber, a founding member of the advocacy group, said he welcomes the Liberal government’s effort to classify the dissemination of hate speech online as a form of discrimination. Article content The former Conservative government of Stephen Harper repealed that provision in 2013 out of concern it constituted a violation of free speech rights. The office…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

After agglomeration meetings in December and January in which 16 anti-Israel questioners were allowed to attack Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi for his support of Israel in its conflict with Hamas since its Oct. 7 terrorist attack, Montrealers confronted Mayor Valérie Plante at the Agglo meeting on the city’s allowance of hateful anti-Israel demonstrations. Attorney Neil Oberman, senior partner at Spiegel Sohmer, recently served Plante with a formal demand letter by bailiff that the City of Montreal immediately intervene and enforce all laws, by-laws and regulations governing unlawful assemblies. Before the…

Apparaît sur: thesuburban.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement to hatred’, ‘incite violence’]
Recensé le 28 février

A Quebec Representative Office will finally open in Tel Aviv, Israel after a delay of several months due to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, Consul- General Paul Hirschson says. As previously reported in _The Suburban_ , this will be the 35th representative office of Quebec abroad and the first in the Middle East. Quebec Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie and Minister responsible for the Status of Women Martine Biron said last August that the new office represents an opportunity for international development and will generate several spinoffs,…

Apparaît sur: thesuburban.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Quebec 2. Opinion 3. Columnists # Robert Libman: Bill 21 ruling exposes perils of override clause The pre-emptive use of the « notwithstanding » provisions in the Canadian and Quebec charters of rights makes a mockery of our legal system. Author of the article: Robert Libman • Special to Montreal Gazette Published Mar 02, 2024 • Last updated 44 minutes ago • 3 minute read François Legault was all smiles after Quebec’s Court of Appeal upheld the province’s secularism law. The premier called it a “beautiful victory for…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Local News # Russian Montrealers send letters of hope to imprisoned Ukrainians “The prisoner getting a letter shows them that somebody is watching, somebody is thinking and caring about them. It helps keep their sanity.” Author of the article: Harry North • Special to Montreal Gazette Published Feb 26, 2024 • Last updated 38 minutes ago • 5 minute read At a letter-writing campaign held Sunday, February 25, 2024 at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Katia Bushueva reads information on Irina Mohytych, a Ukrainian woman…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

The federal government is introducing its long-awaited online harms legislation today, after its last attempt to tackle online hate died when the 2021 federal election was called. The text of the legislation has not yet been made available, but its 46-word title indicates that it will involve changes to the Criminal Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and laws that make reporting (new window) online child pornography mandatory (new window). Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week the bill is designed to protect children from being subjected to « hatred, to…

Apparaît sur: radio-canada.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Quebec 2. News 3. Local News # Updated: Legault hails Bill 21 ruling as ‘beautiful victory for Quebec nation’ The English Montreal School Board says it is not sure yet whether it will appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 9 minute read Quebec Premier François Legault reacts to the Court of Appeal decision on Bill 21 to the media on Thursday Feb. 29, 2024. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette ## Article content Premier…

Apparaît sur: montrealgazette.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom to express’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Observatoire de la liberté d’expression

The first time Lorelei Williams saw a T-shirt being sold by the Canadian comedy group Danger Cats, which depicts a grinning cartoon Robert Pickton and the caption “Over 50 Flavours of Hookery Smoked Bacon,” she couldn’t believe her eyes. “It was sickening. I actually felt sick to my stomach,” said Williams, whose cousin Tanya Holyk is believed to be one of the serial killler’s many victims, after her DNA was found on his Port Coquitlam farm. Pickton was sentenced to life in prison for six murders, but told an undercover…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

Celine Song’s quiet romance « Past Lives » won two of the biggest awards at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday afternoon, including best feature and best director. Other big winners were Cord Jefferson’s comedic satire  » American Fiction, » with Jeffrey Wright winning for lead performer; and Alexander Payne’s  » The Holdovers, » which won prizes for Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa. The 39th edition of the show was held Sunday in a beachside tent in Santa Monica, California, and streamed live on IMDb and Film Independent’s YouTube channels and X accounts….

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, cp24.com, torontosun.com, ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com, winnipegsun.com, windsorstar.com, calgarysun.com, edmontonsun.com, winnipegfreepress.com, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 26 février

When Bowinn Ma, B.C.’s minister of emergency management and climate readiness, posted a photo of her three-month-old daughter Azalea in a makeshift nursery in her legislature office, most people were supportive of her decision to bring her baby to work. But she got her share of hate, including several online comments saying she should stay home and be a mother, or that babies have no place in the legislature. When she posted a photo of her breastfeeding Azalea under a blanket in a cabinet event, Ma got even more criticism….

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Vintage 2. Local News # ‘We return you now to the stars, Leonard’: Nimoy of Star Trek fame dies on this day in history Author of the article: Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 7 hours ago • 7 minute read On this day in history in 2015, actor Leonard Nimoy — known for his portrayal of Spock in Star Trek — died at age 83. File photo courtesy Paramount and CBS. ## Article content On this date, Feb. 27, in history: In 380, Emperor…

Apparaît sur: calgaryherald.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

Three-year-old Elijah Vue is still missing nearly a week after he disappeared from a home in Two Rivers, Wisc. As police and volunteer search efforts continue, Vue’s mother faces a criminal charge that she was party to child neglect and allegedly sent the three-year-old to stay with a man for “disciplinary reasons.” Vue is described as being ethnically white and Hmong, an ethnic minority group that hails from southern China and northern Southeast Asia. He has sandy hair, brown eyes, stands about three feet tall and has a birthmark on…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 26 février

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Four crew members of an unflagged vessel that U.S. officials say was carrying Iranian-made missile components are scheduled to appear Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Virginia, where prosecutors are expected to argue they should be held without bond while they await trial. The night of Jan. 11, U.S. Central Command Navy forces, including Navy SEALs, along with members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team, boarded the vessel in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Somalia. Two Navy SEALs drowned during…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 27 février

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia while visiting the country for a recent African Union summit, his employer said Monday. Antoine Galindo, a Paris-based correspondent for the Africa Intelligence website, was detained in the capital Addis Ababa last Thursday by plainclothes security officers, the news outlet’s publisher, Indigo Publications, said in a statement. Galindo had arrived in Ethiopia earlier this month to report on an annual African Union summit and had a visa authorising him to work as a journalist, the statement said. Ethiopia’s…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. PMN Business # A Tale of Deforestation, Death and Defamation in Borneo’s Jungle May End in a Swiss Court The motorized hang glider appeared in the sky over Borneo, made a few turns above the sprawling compound of one of Malaysia’s richest families, then plunked down nearby. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Anders Melin and Hugo Miller Published Feb 28, 2024 • 9 minute read Lukas Straumann in Kuching in November 2023. Photo by Anders Melin/Bloomberg /Photographer: Anders Melin/Bloom ## Article content (Bloomberg) — The…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘SLAPP’]
Recensé le 29 février

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Black mechanic for the company that provides school bus services for the St. Louis school district said he found a noose at his workstation, leading at least 100 drivers to stop work in a show of support and NAACP leaders to call for an investigation into whether it was a hate crime. The work stoppage began Monday and continued Tuesday for St. Louis drivers employed by Missouri Central School Bus. Most after-school activities in St. Louis Public Schools were called off both days. And 56…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘racist message’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists 2. Canada # AGAR: Canadian freedoms at stake if Liberals’ online harms bill passes Bill C63 could allow house arrest to be imposed on someone who is feared to commit a hate crime in the future Published Mar 01, 2024 • Last updated 45 minutes ago • 3 minute read Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani poses for a photo with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (The Canadian…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, edmontonsun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official. The top four leaders include House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press law’]
Recensé le 26 février

**_WARNING: This story contains vulgar language and details of abuse and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​intimate partner violence or know someone who has._** An hour before Bobbie Hallaert shot and killed Angie Sweeney last October, he sent her several e-transfers, including one for one cent. The amount of money wasn’t the point. Sweeney’s ex was using the e-transfer to contact her after she broke up with him and blocked him from all her social media and messaging apps because he was bombarding her with messages. « You stupid bitch, »…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘hateful message’]
Recensé le 29 février

The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being targeted by online sextortion is pleading with federal lawmakers to pass a bill expected to be tabled in Parliament on Monday afternoon. Carol Todd, whose daughter Amanda posted a video on YouTube detailing her ordeal before she died in 2012, says she worries that opposition parties will vote against the bill and wants them to communicate. Justice Minister Arif Virani is set to introduce the Liberals’ long-promised legislation on online harms, which the government has signalled will…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘incites violence’, ‘free expression’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

_Editor’s note: If you or anyone you know is struggling with mental health there are a number of ways to get help, including by calling or texting Suicide Crisis Helpline at 9-8-8. A list of local crisis centres is also available here._ The brother of an American man who died after consuming a product linked to accused suicide salesman Kenneth Law says he hopes more countries will follow the lead of Canadian legislators in considering stricter laws meant to protect vulnerable internet users. “It just can’t be that easy,” Gerald…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, cp24.com, ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Opinion 2. Columnists # Andrew Cohen: Is America becoming the new ‘land of lies’? Character assassination, disinformation, historical revisionism, nativism and racism ravage its democracy. Donald Trump, for one, understands them all. Published Feb 28, 2024 • Last updated 3 days ago • 3 minute read Adolf Hitler is shown in the 1930s being welcomed by supporters at Nuremberg. Photo by Hulton Archive /Getty Images ## Article content On Sept. 1, 1939, in the early hours of the Second World War, Adolf Hitler addressed the Reichstag….

Apparaît sur: edmontonjournal.com, ottawacitizen.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 3 mars

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Anti-Muslim hate speech in India rose by 62% in the second half of 2023 compared to the first six months of the year, a Washington-based research group said on Monday, adding the Israel-Gaza war played a key role in the last three months. India Hate Lab documented 668 hate speech incidents targeting Muslims in 2023, 255 of which occurred in the first half of the year while 413 took place in the last six months of 2023, the research…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of belief’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 26 février

Jason Gratl says his client, Jody Bauche, is legally protected to speak about matters of Dontay Patrick Lucas’s death. A former employee of B.C.’s representative for children and youth is being threatened with legal action for speaking out about the 2018 death of a six- year-old Indigenous boy in Port Alberni, her lawyer says. Jason Gratl says his client, Jody Bauche, is legally protected to speak about matters of Dontay Patrick Lucas’s death, as any oath of confidentiality she took as part of her public service job is “overridden by…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free expression’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News # B.C. children’s rep threatens ex-staffer with legal action after speaking out about Indigenous boy’s death Jason Gratl says his client, Jody Bauche, is legally protected to speak about matters of Dontay Patrick Lucas’s death Published Mar 01, 2024 • Last updated 3 minutes ago • 4 minute read Dontay Patrick Lucas died in 2018 from blunt force trauma to the brain after he was transferred out of foster care back into the home of his mother and stepfather. sun ## Article content A former…

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Mots-clés: [‘free expression’]
Recensé le 2 mars

_ **WARNING: This story contains details of violence and child abuse.**_ A lawyer alleges British Columbia’s children’s representative is trying to stop a former employee from speaking out about the 2018 death of a six-year- old Indigenous boy in Port Alberni. Dontay-Patrick Lucas died from blunt force trauma to the brain — four months after Usma Nuu-chah-nulth Family & Child Services, a delegated Aboriginal agency of the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), put the Hesquiaht child into the care of his mother and stepfather. In May 2022, Port…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘whistleblow’, ‘free expression’]
Recensé le 2 mars

_Warning: This article contains details and an image that some may find offensive._ A comedy club in New Westminster, B.C., has cancelled an upcoming show following outrage over the performers’ sale of Robert Pickton T-shirts. Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy shared a statement on social media Tuesday announcing a scheduled performance by the Danger Cats, a Canadian comedy group, was cancelled « in light of recent concerns. » The post was deleted shortly after, but House of Comedy confirmed with CTV News Vancouver the show is still cancelled. « While we value and…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

_Warning: This article contains details and an image that some may find offensive._ A comedy club in New Westminster, B.C., has announced the cancellation of an upcoming show following outrage over the performers’ sale of Robert Pickton T-shirts. Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy shared a statement on social media Tuesday shortly before noon saying an upcoming performance by the Danger Cats, a Canadian comedy group, was cancelled « in light of recent concerns. » By 12:45 p.m., the post had been deleted. « While we value and support the freedom of expression in…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

Surrey public school educators have pulled four classic books from the recommended reading curriculum over concerns about racist content. The Surrey school district quietly decided to remove Harper Lee’s 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, John Ball’s In the Heat of the Night, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck from the list of books recommended for students Grade 10 and older. But the decision has left some questioning the rationale. Ritinder Matthew, a spokesperson…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com, nationalpost.com, theprovince.com, theprovince.com, vancouversun.com, torontosun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘racist slur’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists # BARCLAY: Pro-Palestinian rallies make mockery of Canadian laws Published Mar 01, 2024 • Last updated 15 hours ago • 3 minute read A pro-Palestine march gathers in a Toronto intersection on Sunday Oct. 29, 2023. Photo by Chris Young /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content Recently, a mob of pro-Palestinian demonstrators inundated Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital in an attempt to intimidate the hospital’s residents and attack Canada’s Jewish community. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT…

Apparaît sur: winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement of hatred’, ‘hate propaganda’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Open this photo in gallery: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko addresses the media at a polling station in Minsk, Belarus, on Feb. 25.The Associated Press Belarusian authorities on Monday announced preliminary results from parliamentary and local elections in which only candidates loyal to the country’s authoritarian leader were allowed to compete and the opposition called for a boycott. The vote further cemented the 30-year rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, who declared his intention to seek another five-year term in a presidential election next year. Most candidates belonged to the four officially…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Politics 2. Opinion 3. News 4. National 5. Local News 6. Columnists # Bell: With unions and Danielle Smith on a collision course, will she blink? There is anger. There is resentment. There is also the recent curse of an ugly inflation where some people are pocketing big money and many are falling behind Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 49 minutes ago • 4 minute read FILE PHOTO: About 300 United Nurses of Alberta rallied on the steps of the Legislature to denounce changes…

Apparaît sur: calgaryherald.com, calgarysun.com, edmontonsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to strike’]
Recensé le 29 février

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 23 in Washington.Evan Vucci/The Associated Press President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as averting a looming government shutdown next month, according to a White House official. The top four leaders include House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N. Y., House Minority…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press law’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. PMN Business # Billionaire Press Barons Are Squeezing Media Freedom in India Tycoons close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are taking over news outlets. Journalists say diluted coverage illustrates the taming of India’s once- riotous media. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Advait Palepu and Chris Kay Published Feb 25, 2024 • 10 minute read India has a vibrant and competitive media with more than 20,000 newspapers and 300 TV channels. Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg Photo by Prashanth Vishwanathan /Photographer: Prashanth Vishwana ## Article content (Bloomberg) —…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘media freedom’, ‘press freedom’, ‘free expression’, ‘censorship’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans have endured considerable injustices and barriers to prosperity and equality throughout U.S. history. But their social, economic and political advances in the 60 years since the enactment of major civil rights legislation have been unsatisfactory, according to a new annual study on racial progress. The “ State of Black America ” report by the National Urban League, which has compiled research and analysis on the status of Black Americans in the U.S. for decades, cites legal challenges to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and…

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Mots-clés: []
Recensé le 1 mars

The Surrey School District has quietly pulled four books from the reading curriculum for students in Grade 10 and above due to concerns about controversial themes. In November 2023, a panel of 12 teachers decided to pull the books from the recommended reading curriculum. The books will still be available in the library and teachers can apply to teach them, but they won’t be part of the recommended reading lists. The four books are: _To Kill a Mockingbird_ by Harper Lee, _Of Mice and Men_ by John Steinbeck, _The Absolutely…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘book ban’]
Recensé le 1 mars

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The head of Brazil’s electoral authority Alexandre de Moraes said that candidates in upcoming municipal elections who use artificial intelligence (AI) to attack their opponents could lose their right to run or have their mandate revoked. Moraes’ comments on the risk to democracy posed by artificial intelligence carry weight. The Brazilian Supreme Court justice was the leading force in defending Brazil’s democracy from former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s election threats in the 2022 vote, turning Moraes into a global leader…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Brendan O’Neill: As Islamist fervour sweeps Britain, critics are shamefully silenced Radical Islam is indeed a threat to life in the U.K. and people should not be censored for talking about it Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 49 minutes ago • 8 minute read Pro-Palestinian demonstrators wave Palestinian flags and hold placards as they protest in Parliament Square in London on Feb. 21, 2024, during an Opposition Day motion in the the House of Commons calling for an immediate ceasefire in…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 27 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. World # Bud Light maker faces backlash over ads again — only this time it’s from workers The largest brewer in the U.S. is on the cusp of what would be the first work stoppage in nearly half a century Author of the article: Bloomberg News Tiffany Kary Published Feb 28, 2024 • Last updated 26 minutes ago • 3 minute read A vendor sells Bud Light beer and other beverages during the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies game at Nationals Park on June 03, 2023…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, theprovince.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to strike’]
Recensé le 28 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS Jeers to UPEI and the Prince Edward Island government over confusion related to a decision to end Dalhousie University’s family medicine program. On Feb. 28, an internal letter from the Dal program was tabled in the P.E.I. legislature. That letter, which had been circulated to faculty, said UPEI plans to phase out Dalhousie’s department of family medicine residency program by 2029. It’s unclear what it means for Islanders who would potentially plan to study medicine at Dalhousie. The goal of UPEI’s new medical school…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Open this photo in gallery: Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shake hands during a joint press conference in Warsaw on February 26, 2024.SERGEI GAPON/Getty Images Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada’s defence spending levels as he wraps up a three-day visit to Ukraine and Poland. Trudeau says Canada is the seventh-largest contributor to defence of all 31 NATO allies, but he acknowledges there is still more to do. He met today with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who says it’s essential that the…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, ctvnews.ca, timescolonist.com,
Mots-clés: [‘media freedom’]
Recensé le 26 février

Justice Minister Arif Virani has just tabled a long-awaited piece of legislation proposing sweeping new measures and requirements for platforms aimed at combatting harmful online content. The legislation, which has been named Bill C-63, focuses on seven categories of harmful content: * Content that sexually victimizes a child or re-victimizes a survivor * Content used to bully a child * Content that induces a child to harm themselves * Content that incites violent extremism or terrorism * Content that incites violence * Content that foments hatred, and * Intimate content…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate propaganda’, ‘incites violence’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

_Emily Laidlaw is a Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law at the University of Calgary. Taylor Owen is the Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communication at McGill University._ The Canadian government has tabled online harms legislation, Bill C-63 – and we are glad they have. For years, through commissions, consultations, and an expert panel, we have urged the government to learn from, follow, and develop a Canadian approach to online regulation that aligns with the EU, Britain and Australia. So how have they done? Right now, with a few…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’, ‘free expression’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. Canadian Politics 3. Canada # Canadians are gluttons for punishment if Trudeau gets elected again: Joe Rogan Rogan has criticized Trudeau repeatedly on his podcast for years Published Feb 26, 2024 • 3 minute read Joe Rogan is seen during a weigh-in before UFC 211 on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Dallas. Photo by Gregory Payan /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ## Article content Joe Rogan has yet again waded into Canadian politics on his podcast, throwing his support behind Pierre Poilievre and criticizing Prime Minister…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Carson Jerema: Don’t believe the Liberals, online harms act targets free speech Truth is no defence under new hate speech rules Get the latest from Carson Jerema straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 4 minute read Photo by Getty Images ## Article content As much as the Liberals want everyone to believe that their proposed online harms act is focused almost exclusively on protecting children from predators, and that, as Justice Minister…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘censorship’, ‘to censor’, ‘protected speech’, ‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

Open this photo in gallery: Police prepare to clear homeless encampments in Edmonton, on Jan. 9.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press An obstruction charge has been withdrawn against an Edmonton journalist who was arrested while reporting on a police raid of homeless encampments in the city earlier this year. Brandi Morin, an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian and the BBC, was on assignment for Ricochet Media at the time of her arrest on Jan. 10. She had been doing interviews at an Indigenous-led encampment…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’, ‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 1 mars

NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published Tuesday based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials. Fifteen states and one territory will hold both Democratic and Republican presidential nominating contests next week on Super Tuesday, and millions of people already are turning to artificial intelligence -powered chatbots for basic information, including about how their voting process works. Trained on troves of…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 27 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Chris Selley: Governments seeking ‘like-minded’ judges is Canada’s latest non-scandal We’re supposed to see gender and ethnic diversity among judges as an imperative — but ideological diversity as a threat to democracy Get the latest from Chris Selley straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 52 minutes ago • 4 minute read Ontario Premier Doug Ford is putting a malicious face on an entirely reasonable and accepted notion: Governments want to appoint judges who more or less…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, vancouversun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘to censor’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Chris Selley: The Liberals’ ‘online harms’ legislation will disappoint its supporters most Bill C-63 is less offensive than some earlier proposals, but only because it tries to do less Get the latest from Chris Selley straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 29 minutes ago • 4 minute read A mother identifying as Jane Doe tells her daughters story as Arif Virani, Minister of Justice, and Attorney General of Canada, right, reacts as they hold a press…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, vancouversun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘online harms’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Christopher Dummitt: Trudeau’s attempt to institutionalize debatable ideas of harm The left has worked for years to expand the definition of what constitutes harm. Bill C-63 will codify these ideas into law Published Mar 02, 2024 • Last updated 48 minutes ago • 4 minute read ## Article content Remember the people who decided it was a good idea to ban tobogganing? Now they are coming for your internet. That, sadly, is a realistic assessment of the Trudeau government’s new so- called online…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’, ‘to censor’]
Recensé le 2 mars

“Free your mind and your a$$ will follow.” -Funkadelic **“Church of Dance”** is a community-focused ‘ecstatic dance’ movement therapy session for people of all walks of life to come together and celebrate our bodies through freedom of expression. Ecstatic dance is often a somatic healing journey and cathartic release of stagnant energy and a powerful method to contain and cultivate energy within yourself. Assisted and guided by the intentional music and sounds of the resident DJ of the night. ‘Church of Dance’ is medicine for the soul. **Our mandate is…

Apparaît sur: nowtoronto.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

The Liberal government is proposing « draconian penalties » in the Criminal Code as part of its sweeping plan to target online hate, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns. Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled the long-awaited bill earlier this week, billed as a way to address dangers that children face online. It also includes the introduction of stiffer penalties for hate offences. The bill proposes increasing the maximum punishment for advocating genocide to life imprisonment, and allowing sentences of up to five years in prison for other hate propaganda offences. The national…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca, ctvnews.ca, timescolonist.com, therecord.com, winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘offensive speech’, ‘speech offence’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘censorship’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 29 février

_ **Warning: This article contains details about violence against Indigenous women. It also contains a photo of a caricature of a convicted killer.**_ A comedy club in New Westminster, B.C., says a show featuring comedy troupe Danger Cats has been cancelled after public outrage over the group’s sale of T-shirts depicting serial killer Robert Pickton. In a now-deleted Facebook post, Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy B.C. wrote it had decided to cancel the event, noting it missed the mark and aims to do better. « While we value and support the…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

Politicians and internet safety advocates are reacting to the federal government’s highly-anticipated online harms bill aimed at protecting children and all Canadians from hateful and dangerous content. Bill C-63 was tabled by Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani on Monday evening in the House of Commons. The bill was initially introduced in 2021 during the Liberal government’s election campaign, to much scrutiny, where it promised to ratify online harms legislation in its first 100 days of office, which did not happen. The updated version of the…

Apparaît sur: nowtoronto.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘online harms’, ‘censorship’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Opinion 2. News 3. National 4. Columnists # David Staples: Why are white and Asian university students blocked from Trudeau Liberals’ grant program? Published Feb 28, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 3 minute read University of Alberta north campus. Photo by Ed Kaiser /Postmedia, file ## Article content The University of Alberta and other Canadian universities are awarding hundreds of substantial graduate and undergraduate scholarships for scientific research just now, but white and Asian students need not apply. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has…

Apparaît sur: edmontonsun.com, edmontonjournal.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 28 février

A Jewish student at Toronto’s Ontario College of Art & Design University (OCAD) says she feels unsafe returning to class after antisemitic messages, including death threats, were scribbled on the walls of her school. “I had never felt so sad in my life,” Samantha, who also goes by Sam, told CTV News Toronto in an interview after first discovering the messages. “They were all like horrible things about me, horrible things about Jews.” Sam, who is the former president of the university’s Jewish Club, said the messages were found in…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, cp24.com,
Mots-clés: [‘antisemitic message’]
Recensé le 29 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Monday unveiled draft legislation to combat online hate that would force major companies to quickly remove harmful content and that would boost the penalty for inciting genocide to life in prison. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced the bill with the stated aim of protecting children from online predators. The bill says major social media companies must quickly remove content that sexually victimizes a child and intimate content that is communicated without consent….

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’]
Recensé le 26 février

## Article content In the dystopian world of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet, new legislation introduced to combat online hate will give authorities house arrest power if a complainant believes a virtual hate crime is about to be committed. Article content Quite apart from the constitutional challenges this represents, there are other serious concerns. Who’s defining what hate is? Are we sending mind- readers on house-to-house searches looking for people who might break the law? Article content This is reminiscent of the 2002 movie _Minority Report_ , where…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘hateful message’]
Recensé le 3 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Editorials # EDITORIAL: Here come the Internet police Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 2 minute read A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in a Sunday, Oct. 9 photo illustration. Photo by Graeme Roy /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content When it comes to the Trudeau government’s long-awaited online harms bill released Monday, the devil will be in the details. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, edmontonsun.com, winnipegsun.com, ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘incites violence’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Editorials # EDITORIAL: How to fix the online harms bill Published Mar 02, 2024 • Last updated 40 minutes ago • 2 minute read Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Photo by Justin Tang /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content If the Trudeau government is serious about its online harms legislation, as opposed to just playing politics, then it should stop trying to…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘incites violence’, ‘online harms’, ‘protected speech’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Editorials # EDITORIAL: PM stumbles from scandal to scandal Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 39 minutes ago • 2 minute read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement in Membertou First Nation on Cape Breton Island, N.S., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Photo by Darren Calabrese /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content As the Trudeau government lurches from scandal to scandal these days, it’s an appropriate moment to recall what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said as the newly-elected leader of the federal Liberals in October…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 1 mars

## Article content The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was detained in Moscow on Thursday after being accused of discrediting Russia’s armed forces, the newspaper said. Sergei Sokolov was detained by officers from Russia’s Center for Combating Extremism (Center E), Novaya Gazeta said. Article content It said the charges — which are “administrative” and are usually punishable by a fine or a short prison sentence -_ are related to an article printed by the newspaper. The date of Sokolov’s hearing is not yet known. Article content…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’, ‘censorship’, ‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 29 février

(The Hill) — The Department of Education said Friday that it is opening an investigation into the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old Oklahoma high school student who died one day after getting into a fight in the girls bathroom at school, where they were allegedly bullied for months over their gender identity. The department’s Office for Civil Rights notified the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) of the investigation, which it said was opened in response to a letter sent by the LGBTQ rights organization that alleged Nex’s school district, Owasso…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hateful rhetoric’]
Recensé le 2 mars

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI – Ethiopian police have arrested a French journalist on suspicion of « conspiracy to create chaos », his employer said on Monday. Antoine Galindo was arrested last Thursday while on assignment in the capital Addis Ababa, the Africa Intelligence publication said in a statement. It said a judge on Saturday prolonged Galindo’s detention until March 1. Spokespeople for Ethiopia’s government and police did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The French embassy in Addis Ababa also did not respond to a…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 26 février

**Good evening,** let’s start with today’s top stories: The government is proposing a new standalone hate crime offence in its online harms bill, introduced Monday. Briefing documents indicate Bill C-63 would create a new hate crime offence with penalties of life imprisonment for especially egregious cases, rather than treating hate as an aggravating factor in crimes. The bill would also add a definition of hatred to the Criminal Code, consistent with Supreme Court decisions. Online platforms would have an overarching duty to act responsibly, make certain types of content inaccessible…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

Russia’s 2024 presidential election isn’t expected to bring change to the Kremlin. With most opposition figures either in jail or abroad and many independent media outlets blocked, the Kremlin maintains tight control over the country’s political system. March’s vote is all but guaranteed to see President Vladimir Putin, 71, cement his place in power until at least 2030. Nonetheless, the election is set to be closely watched by those looking for insight into Russia’s political machinations, as well as opinions across wider Russian society just over two years since Moscow…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, nationalpost.com, wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘false information’]
Recensé le 28 février

## Bill C-63 aims to tackle cyberbullying, among other things The federal government is trying to keep kids safe online with a proposed new bill. The Liberal government put forward Bill C-63 on Feb. 26. If made into law, the bill would create the Online Harms Act and make changes to other existing laws including some in the Criminal Code. “The bill would create stronger online protection for children and better safeguard everyone in Canada from online hate and other types of harmful content,” said a news release from the…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # FIRST READING: Canadians hated Pierre Trudeau, but he left things in better shape than his son The elder Trudeau was deeply unpopular when he left office 40 years ago, but with far fewer of the crises defining his son’s tenure Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 35 minutes ago • 7 minute read Pierre Trudeau in 1984. Photo by Postmedia file ## Article content _First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate propaganda’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # FIRST READING: The heinous offenders Canada has freed in just the last three months Despite assurances that Robert Pickton will never obtain parole, it’s not entirely beyond the realm of possibility Published Feb 28, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 8 minute read Jatin Patel, a killer, serial child sex offender and one-time dangerous offender, who was subject to police warnings after being granted bail. Photo by Vancouver Police ## Article content _First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 28 février

Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who blew the whistle on the tech company by accusing it of prioritizing profit over public safety, says Canada’s new online harms legislation isn’t just good, it’s « one of the best bills that has been proposed today. » In an interview with CTV News Channel’s Power Play host Vassy Kapelos on Tuesday, Haugen said the new bill is a meaningful step toward holding tech companies accountable for neglecting user well-being, especially among children and teens. « We know the platforms know this is a problem but…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News # Facebook, YouTube to face new rules under online safety law Introduced in parliament by Liberals on Monday Author of the article: Bloomberg News Randy Thanthong-Knight Published Feb 26, 2024 • Last updated 46 minutes ago • 2 minute read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a cabinet retreat in Montreal, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Photo by Allen McInnis/Bloomberg ## Article content Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government introduced an online safety law in Canada, joining European countries in trying to compel internet companies to…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com, leaderpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

MORE DETAILS CLOSE Few easy answers to the troubling rise of deepfake pornography The technology these days is so slick and so accessible that just about anybody can fool around with images, pushing the content out into the great internet beyond, writes Rosie DiManno. Arif Virani, Minister of Justice, and Attorney General of Canada, speaks during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa regarding the new online harms bill on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Save You never said it. You never did it. And you…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 28 février

The last of 26 charges laid after a 2021 Halifax housing protest has ended with an acquittal, capping a two-and-a-half-year legal saga during which just a handful of prosecutions proceeded. The provincial court found 44-year-old Amanda Rekunyk not guilty Tuesday of obstructing a police officer. The Crown hasn’t indicated if it will appeal the verdict. In his oral decision, Judge Kelly Serbu noted Rekunyk’s testimony that she was attempting to return to her car to retrieve her cellphone at the time of her arrest, rather than attempting to block the…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca, ctvnews.ca, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Save In March 2022 I was appointed, along with other Canadian academics and advocates, to the Federal Expert Advisory Group on Online Harms. We held a wide range of beliefs on hate propagation and online safety and we argued, cajoled, agreed, disagreed and in the end came up with a proposal for legislation that we believed Canadians not only needed but demanded. It was tabled this week as Bill C-63, The Online Harms Act. Hate was killing us! It did so on Jan. 29, 2017 at a Mosque in Quebec…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 29 février

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has tabled its long- awaited legislation to better protect Canadians, and particularly youth, against online harms. Here are five things Bill C-63 proposes to do. 1. OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has tabled its long- awaited legislation to better protect Canadians, and particularly youth, against online harms. Here are five things Bill C-63 proposes to do. **1\. Target specific types of harmful content** The government is looking to target the non-consensual sharing of intimate images — including deepfakes generated by artificial…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com, ctvnews.ca, winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘hate speech’, ‘incites violence’]
Recensé le 27 février

A former director of human resources at the Calgary Police Service says CPS was rife with harassment, bullying and discrimination. Angela Whitney says she’s worked in HR for two decades, and during the two years she was with CPS, says she saw conduct that ran counter to best practices. “I have never seen a culture like this in my life, and I have made a career out of culture, behaviour and labour,” Whitney told Global News. “There was just really pervasive behaviors, a lot of harassment, a lot of bullying,…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 29 février

MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat said in court Thursday that he will plead guilty to charges of serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades, bringing a lightning fast resolution to a case prosecutors described as one of the most brazen betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service. Manuel Rocha, 73, told a federal judge he would admit to two federal counts of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government, charges that carry a maximum penalty of between 5…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists # GOLDSTEIN: Online harms bill an assault on free speech, civil liberties groups say Published Feb 28, 2024 • 3 minute read Justice Minister Arif Virani holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content The two Canadian civil liberties organizations that convinced a federal court judge the Trudeau government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act violated fundamental rights — which the feds are appealing — are sounding similar alarms about…

Apparaît sur: ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com, torontosun.com, calgarysun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘speech crime’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘to censor’, ‘protected speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists # GUNTER: MP works overtime to expose truth of ArriveCAN scandal Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 35 minutes ago • 3 minute read The ArriveCAN app is pictured on the screen of a cellphone in this file photo. Photo by DAX MELMER /Windsor Star file photo ## Article content Thank God Edmonton West Conservative MP Kelly McCauley knows a thing or two about parliamentary rules. His knowledge (and some quick thinking) may yet help Canadians get to the bottom of the ArriveCAN scandal….

Apparaît sur: ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com, torontosun.com, edmontonsun.com, calgarysun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 27 février

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it “profoundly disturbing” and urging for it not to become law. In a statement, Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner, said the bill broadens the scope of criminal sanctions against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people simply for being who they are, and threatens criminal penalties against those perceived as their allies. “Consensual same-sex…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 29 février

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana ‘s parliament passed a highly controversial anti- LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday that could send some people to prison for more than a decade. The bill was introduced to parliament three years ago and criminalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community as well as its supporters, including promotion and funding of related activities and public displays of affection. Speaking to reporters after the bill was passed Wednesday one of its sponsors, lawmaker Sam George, said he felt relieved. “(I) feel like a burden has been taken from…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘academic freedom’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. World 2. Music # Hardcore punk singer kicked out after messing with another member’s hormones Published Feb 27, 2024 • 2 minute read Protein powder. Photo by S. Bachstroem / iStock /Getty Images ## Article content A Nashville hardcore punk band has kicked out their singer after he admitted to dosing a fellow member with estrogen to sabotage the relationship with his partner. According to a post shared recently on Llorona’s since deactivated Instagram account, “Diego” was dropped by the group after admitting to swapping pre-…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, windsorstar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 27 février

## Article content HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government has lifted curbs on property deals after home prices fell to a seven-year low, adding to the Chinese territory’s woes. Finance minister Paul Chan announced the move in a speech presenting the territory’s budget, which also raised spending on tourism promotion. He said all curbs, such as extra taxes, imposed earlier to cool the property market would be lifted with immediate effect. Article content Home prices have fallen for nine consecutive months and share prices have languished as a tightening…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of the press’]
Recensé le 28 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – A public consultation period for a new Hong Kong national security law closes on Wednesday amid concerns that the legislation, which authorities want to put in place soon, will further erode freedoms in the financial hub. The law, known as Article 23, is aimed at addressing what officials call deficiencies or loopholes in the national security regime, which was bolstered just four years ago by another national security law imposed directly by China. It…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

Open this photo in gallery: Police officers stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts during the national security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, in Hong Kong, China December 18, 2023.LAM YIK/Reuters For weeks now, prosecutors in Hong Kong have been laying out a case against Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai which his legal team says amounts to “conspiracy to commit journalism.” Mr. Lai has been charged with sedition and breaching Hong Kong’s national security law. The prosecution’s star witness, Andy Li — who supporters…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 28 février

Open this photo in gallery: Copies of The Three-Body Problem on display at a bookstore in Beijing on Feb. 19.Andy Wong/The Associated Press For a few days in October 2023, the capital of the science fiction world was Chengdu, China. Fans travelled from around the world as Worldcon, sci-fi’s biggest annual event, was held in the country for the first time. It was a rare moment when Chinese and international fans could get together without worrying about the increasingly fraught politics of China’s relationship with the West or Beijing’s tightening…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 29 février

What’s going on with young people today? I was at a private function recently where Jordan Peterson was speaking and talked to a couple whose sons, one in his late teens and the other in his early 20s, were his avid aficionados. **** They told me that many of those in their demographic were fans of Peterson. I asked why there were so many conservative young people these days, since in my youth that was rare. They replied that young people invariably rebel against their parents and that the parents…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, financialpost.com, leaderpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘freedom of thought’, ‘censorship’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Opinion # IVISON: The online harms bill risks replacing digital anarchy with a surveillance state If all these new regulatory bodies and adjudicators are overzealous, it will have a chilling effect on the behaviour of Canadians online Published Feb 26, 2024 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 4 minute read Justice Minister Arif Virani speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa regarding the new online harms bill on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press ## Article content John…

Apparaît sur: winnipegsun.com, saltwire.com, nationalpost.com, calgaryherald.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘censorship’, ‘incites violence’, ‘to censor’, ‘freedom of speech’, ‘incites hatred’]
Recensé le 27 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Ian Cooper: McGill University cedes control of school to anti-Israel mob Blockading Bronfman building and preventing students from entering was not a legitimate protest Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 53 minutes ago • 4 minute read Anti-Israel protesters demonstrate outside the McGill University’s Bronfman building in Montreal Thursday February 22, 2024. (John Mahoney / MONTREAL GAZETTE) ## Article content As the Israel Gaza war has unfolded, leaders at universities across North America have repeatedly laid bare just how deficient they are…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

TORONTO – A new Equifax Canada survey finds people are increasingly worried about a potential rise in fraudulent activity as economic pressures build. “Any time you see financial stress or an economic downturn, inevitably … the motivation to commit fraud increases,” said Cherolle Prince, Equifax Canada’s head of fraud and identity management consulting. While overall fraud rates have slightly declined from a 2022 peak, identity fraud has surged. It now accounts for roughly three-quarters of all fraudulent applications across all sectors in the fourth quarter, up from about 65 per…

Apparaît sur: cp24.com, financialpost.com, leaderpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 27 février

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Online harms: Liberals seek to create digital safety commission, new ombudsperson The Liberal government plans to create a new digital safety regulator to compel social-media platforms to take action against online harms and remove damaging content _ including child sex-abuse material and intimate images shared without consent _under penalty of millions of dollars in fines. A mother identifying as Jane Doe to protect her child tells…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, timescolonist.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 27 février

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… **Trudeau meets with Poland’s president, PM** Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw for the first time since a political sea change in Poland ended eight years of national conservative rule. Trudeau, who spent Saturday in Kyiv reaffirming…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com, winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by U.S. First Lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Shervin Hajipour posted on Instagram on Friday, the same day that Iran held its parliamentary election, what appeared to be part of the judgment against him. It said Hajipour received a three-year, eight-month sentence on charges of “propaganda against the system” and “encouraging people to protest.” The court…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 2 mars

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the Eurovision Song Contest after the contest organizers took issue with verses that appeared to reference Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Israel’s national broadcaster Kan said on Sunday. Eurovision, which this year will take place on May 7-11 in the Swedish city of Malmo, bills itself as a non-political event and can disqualify contestants deemed to have breached that rule. Broadcaster Kan is tasked with choosing Israel’s entry. The leading…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘artistic freedom’]
Recensé le 3 mars

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS ROME (Reuters) – An Italian army general reprimanded by the defence minister for publishing a book disparaging LGBT people, migrants, minorities and feminists has been suspended from duty for 11 months, his lawyer said on Wednesday. The opinions expressed in Roberto Vannacci’s self-published book, « The World Upside Down » made headlines in the national press last year, winning applause from right-wing readers and sparking outrage among left-wing opposition parties. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in August the ministry would take disciplinary action, explaining that the…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS OSLO (Reuters) – The committee awarding the Nobel Peace Prize said on Wednesday it was « appalled » by the jail sentence imposed on Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov, one of the leaders of Memorial, who shared the prize in 2022. « The sentence against Mr Orlov is politically motivated and provides another proof of the increasing disrespect for human rights and freedom of speech in today’s Russia, » Joergen Watne Frydnes, the head of the committee, said in a statement. (Reporting by Nora Buli, editing by…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Jamie Sarkonak: Trudeau’s digital bureaucracy will trample the flow of ideas When do facts that reflect poorly on vulnerable groups become ‘harmful content’? The online harms bill isn’t clear Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 50 minutes ago • 5 minute read Photo by Getty Images/iStockphoto ## Article content Bureaucracies usually have a purpose. The public health system cares for the physical bodies of citizens; the justice system (ideally) keeps the dangerous from the normal; the immigration system controls entry and exit….

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘harmful speech’, ‘online harms’, ‘free expression’, ‘hate propaganda’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Jesse Kline: Online harms act makes hate speech akin to murder Promoting genocide would carry a maximum penalty of life in prison, but no one can agree on what genocide actually means Get the latest from Jesse Kline straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 28, 2024 • Last updated 49 minutes ago • 4 minute read Under the online harms act, those guilty of hate speech could face up to life in prison. Photo by Getty Images ## Article content When…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘offensive speech’, ‘thought crime’, ‘online harms’, ‘incites hatred’, ‘freedom of speech’, ‘censorship’, ‘to censor’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘incites violence’]
Recensé le 28 février

NEW YORK (AP) — Three dozen leaders at news organizations around the world have signed a letter expressing solidarity with journalists in Gaza, calling for their safety and freedom to report in the war zone. The letter, released Thursday, was spearheaded by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which said at least 89 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, the vast majority of them Palestinians. Leaders at The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, New Yorker, CNN, NBC News…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 29 février

NEW YORK (AP) — Three dozen leaders at news organizations around the world have signed a letter expressing solidarity with journalists in Gaza, calling for their safety and freedom to report in the war zone. The letter, released Thursday, was spearheaded by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which said at least 89 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, the vast majority of them Palestinians. Leaders at The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, New Yorker, CNN, NBC News…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 29 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – PFLAG, a leading U.S. LGBTQ advocacy group, on Friday won a temporary restraining order blocking demands from Texas’ Republican attorney general for information about the group’s work with families of transgender minors seeking gender-affirming treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormones. The order, which will remain in effect for at least two weeks, from Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel came in a lawsuit PFLAG filed Wednesday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Hexsel set a hearing…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 1 mars

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked state Attorney General Ken Paxton from forcing an LGBTQ+ advocacy group to hand over information about transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care. The ruling came just one day after PFLAG National went to court to try to stop Paxton’s office from getting the information. Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel said in an order that providing the information would harm PFLAG and its members in several ways, including violating their rights of free speech, association and protection…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. PMN Entertainment # Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source Author of the article: The Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 6 minutes ago • 3 minute read FILE – People take photos of the FBI building headquarters in Washington, Aug. 13, 2022. A federal judge has held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge her source for a series of Fox News stories about…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘free press’, ‘hate mail’]
Recensé le 1 mars

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge is delaying the implementation of a voter-approved law in Maine that aimed to close an election law loophole by stopping foreign government spending on state referendum races. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday, the day before the new law was to go into effect, after lawsuits by Maine’s two largest electric utilities and organizations representing newspapers and broadcasters. Torresen concluded there was enough merit in their arguments to delay the law until litigation is completed in federal court….

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘protected speech’, ‘freedom of the press’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Open this photo in gallery: Justice Minister Arif Virani said online harms bill would strike a balance and that content that is ‘awful but lawful’ would remain online.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Justice Minister Arif Virani has defended a new power in the online harms bill to impose house arrest on someone who is feared to commit a hate crime in the future – even if they have not yet done so already. The person could be made to wear an electronic tag, if the attorney-general requests it, or ordered by…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. World 2. Columnists # KINSELLA: Global campaign promoting anti-Semitism deployed one day after Oct. 7 Such a coordinated propaganda effort would have required millions in funding, bot farms to push out the hateful messages, and advance warning of the massacre of Jews Published Mar 02, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 4 minute read Israeli flags burn in a screengrab from an Instagram video that also showed Israeli flags being ripped down from outside Hebrew Foundation School in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, a Montreal suburb. Instagram ##…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, winnipegsun.com, ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘hateful message’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists 2. Canada # KINSELLA: Trudeau Liberals’ online harms bill sure seems like problematic mess Published Feb 26, 2024 • 3 minute read Justin Trudeau’s sweeping package of legislative reforms for online content, announced Monday, probably won’t do much to combat anti-Semitism, Warren Kinsella writes. Photo by Jenny Kane/AP /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content “Free speech,” says Salman Rushdie, “is the whole thing, the whole ball game.” Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, winnipegsun.com, edmontonsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘harmful speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists 2. Canada # LILLEY: C-63, the Online Harms Act, misses the mark Trudeau government is desperate to show they are taking the issue seriously but they fail in the execution. Get the latest from Brian Lilley straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 24 minutes ago • 3 minute read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 Photo by ETHAN CAIRNS /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content The Trudeau government…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, edmontonsun.com, ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com, winnipegsun.com, calgarysun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 28 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – PFLAG, a leading U.S. LGBTQ advocacy group, has sued Texas’ Republican attorney general for demanding information about the group’s work with families of transgender minors seeking gender-affirming treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormones. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday evening in Travis County state court, PFLAG called Attorney General Ken Paxton’s demands « a clear and unmistakable overreach…in retaliation for PFLAG successfully standing up for its members. » Paxton’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. PFLAG is…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. Canada # Legault hails Bill 21 ruling as ‘beautiful victory for Quebec nation’ The English Montreal School Board says it is not sure yet whether it will appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 8 hours ago • 9 minute read Quebec Premier François Legault reacts to the Court of Appeal decision on Bill 21 to the media on Thursday Feb. 29, 2024. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette ## Article content Premier François Legault hailed a…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom to express’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. PMN Press Releases 2. Business Wire News Releases # Lenovo’s Cutting-Edge ThinkPad and ThinkBook Laptops Pave the Way for AI PC Innovation at MWC Author of the article: Published Feb 25, 2024 • 18 minute read Unveiling the new Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop proof of concept Business Wire ## Article content * _New ThinkPad™ T14 i Gen 5, T14s Gen 5, T16 Gen 3, X12 Detachable Gen 2 and ThinkBook™ 14 2-in-1 Gen 4 featuring Intel® Core® Ultra™ processors are AI PCs for the next…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 26 février

Article content With no offence intended towards the importance, or impact, of Al Waxman, I find it both amusing and bothersome that so much angst and police action has been directed towards the desecration of his statue while likeness depicting the founders and influencers of Canada are routinely destroyed with no consequence. Article content Dennis Forbes Hastings, Ont. (Certain figures elicit more of a reaction. That said, there should be as much rigour put into the others that are defaced) **CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS** When I was young, I remember…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Liberals choosing how porn sites should verify age would be a disaster Jamie Sarkonak: A porn regulation bill would bestow broad powers upon the cabinet to regulate the internet Published Feb 26, 2024 • Last updated 46 minutes ago • 4 minute read This photograph taken on May 24, 2022 in Toulouse shows screens displaying a minor child sign and the logo of the pornographic site Pornhub. Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images ## Article content There are ways to tackle the…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 26 février

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 26, 2024 7:32 am **1 min read** Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is expected to introduce legislation against online harms on Monday, which the Liberals have promised will tackle issues such as online child endangerment and non-consensual sharing of intimate images. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week his government’s upcoming bill will focus on making the internet safer for minors, while not censoring it for the rest of Canadians. Trudeau first promised the measure during the…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

OTTAWA — The federal government is expected to introduce legislation against online harms today, which the Liberals have promised will tackle issues such as online child endangerment and non-consensual sharing of intimate images. OTTAWA — The federal government is expected to introduce legislation against online harms today, which the Liberals have promised will tackle issues such as online child endangerment and non-consensual sharing of intimate images. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week his government’s upcoming bill will focus on making the internet safer for minors, while not censoring it…

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Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

OTTAWA — The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being targeted by online sextortion is pleading with federal lawmakers to pass a bill being tabled in Parliament today. OTTAWA — The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being targeted by online sextortion is pleading with federal lawmakers to pass a bill being tabled in Parliament today. Carol Todd, whose daughter Amanda posted a video on YouTube detailing her ordeal before she died in 2012, says she worries that opposition parties…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com, theprovince.com, vancouversun.com, torontosun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incites violence’, ‘free expression’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

Politics·Breaking # Long-awaited online harms bill proposes new regulatory bodies, Criminal Code changes The Liberal government is proposing new regulatory bodies and several changes to a number of laws in its legislation to tackle online abuse. ## Legislation would establish a five-member digital safety commission to enforce new rules Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Feb 26, 2024 3:39 PM EST | Last Updated: 19 minutes ago ### Federal government unveils online harms bill Justice Minister Arif Virani holds a news conference about the federal government’s new online harms…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘online harms’, ‘hate speech’, ‘incites violence’, ‘incites terrorism’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Opinion 2. News 3. Columnists 4. Calgary 5. Alberta # MARTIN: Online harms bill aims to give law teeth to fight new types of bogeymen The question now is does the legislation go far enough to protect the most vulnerable members of Canadian society Get the latest from Kevin Martin straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 29, 2024 • Last updated 49 minutes ago • 3 minute read Technology and social media have created a new type of bogeymen of which parents need to…

Apparaît sur: calgarysun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 29 février

One of the largest social media companies, Meta says it is open to talks with Ottawa on the Online Harms Act, while the pornography website Pornhub says it is reviewing the legislation. The Online Harms Act is a sweeping piece of legislation introduced Monday that primarily tasks online platforms with a duty to protect users from “harmful content” and to bring in extra protections for children. In the act, harmful content is defined across seven categories. These include content that sexually victimizes children or revictimizes a survivor, content used to…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘online harms’, ‘incite hate’, ‘hate speech’, ‘incites violence’]
Recensé le 27 février

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president again lashed out at social media platform YouTube on Monday for taking down part of his daily news briefing where he revealed a reporter’s phone number. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the platform in Mexico “has been taken over by conservatives,” accused it of censorship and claimed YouTube “is in full decline.” It marked the latest chapter in the Mexican president’s love-hate relationship with social media. López Obrador’s YouTube channel has 4.2 million subscribers, and the president gives preference to social media blogs…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized YouTube on Sunday night after the tech company removed the video of a news conference in which the leader revealed the private telephone number of the New York Times’ Mexico bureau chief. The platform said the video had violated their policies on harassment and cyberbullying. It later republished an edited version without the reporter’s private information. In response, Lopez Obrador accused the platform of censorship and said it was acting with an overbearing…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Michael Taube: From trade to personal liberties, Brian Mulroney stood for freedom He was well-aware of Canada’s unique place in the world, and made the most of its potential Published Mar 03, 2024 • Last updated 50 minutes ago • 4 minute read Prime Minister Brian Mulroney with his wife Mila and Mikhail Gorbachev, at 24 Sussex Drive on May 29, 1990. Photo by Drew Gragg/The Ottawa Citizen ## Article content Brian Mulroney is one Canadian prime minister (along with Stephen Harper) who…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’, ‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 3 mars

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said at a party weeks before leaving office that he had been offered a financial stake in a company that received welfare money to try to develop a concussion drug and was connected to retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, according to a new court filing by a person convicted in a welfare misspending case. Nancy New had a close working relationship with Favre and Bryant while the Republican was governor, and she made the allegation about Bryant in court papers Monday….

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘protected speech’]
Recensé le 28 février

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Planned Parenthood of illegally taking minors into Kansas to obtain abortions without parental consent, basing the allegation on a video from a conservative group that has promoted false claims on other issues. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s lawsuit accuses Kansas City, Missouri-based Planned Parenthood Great Plains of violating Missouri law, which makes it illegal to “intentionally cause, aid, or assist a minor to obtain an abortion” without consent from a parent or guardian. The lawsuit filed in state…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘media freedom’, ‘false information’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Good morning, The federal government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited online harms bill, creating a new hate-crime offence that carries a penalty of life imprisonment in the most egregious cases. The bill also requires tech platforms to remove child pornography within 24 hours. The legislation would make online platforms immediately take down child- sexual-abuse material and content that bullies or sexually victimizes children or induces a child to harm themselves. The bill also focuses on hate speech, creating a definition of hatred in the Criminal Code, and raises the maximum punishment…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 27 février

Good morning, Ottawa is conducting a review of its program to support Indigenous contractors over concerns about its use by companies that worked on the ArriveCan app, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said yesterday. While much of the focus on ArriveCan has centred around IT staffing company GCStrategies, concerns have also been expressed about Dalian Enterprises. Dalian received $7.9-million for its work on the app and regularly wins federal contracts under a procurement program that promotes Indigenous businesses. Dalian often works with Coradix, a larger company that does not bill…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 28 février

Good morning, Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, two scientists at Canada’s high- security National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, provided confidential information to China, documents reveal, and were fired after an investigation found Qiu posed “a realistic and credible threat to Canada’s economic security” and it was discovered they engaged in clandestine meetings with Chinese officials. A report by CSIS highlighted Qiu’s “close and clandestine relationships with a variety of entities of the People’s Republic of China, which is a known security threat to Canada.” Qiu was dishonest when…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘false information’]
Recensé le 29 février

Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded arguments in court Thursday after the social media platform sued the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate for documenting the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk. X, formerly known as Twitter, alleges the center’s researchers violated the site’s terms of service by improperly compiling public tweets, and that its subsequent reports on the rise of hate speech cost X millions when advertisers fled. U.S. District Court Judge Charles…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Jerry Earle, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees, vows to keep pressure on the provincial government over their consideration of a private-public partnership to twin two sections of highway. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) About 80 members of Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest union gathered outside Confederation Building in St. John’s on Wednesday morning to protest the provincial government’s consideration of a private-public partnership to build two new sections of divided highway. The Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees members were protesting a possibility, _revealed…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Politics 2. News # New Liberal ‘online harms’ bill to make online hate punishable up to life in prison Bill C-63 aims to force social media, user-uploaded adult content and live- streaming services to reduce exposure to online content deemed harmful Author of the article: Published Feb 26, 2024 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 6 minute read Justice Minister Arif Virani speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa regarding the new online harms bill on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Photo by…

Apparaît sur: calgaryherald.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘free expression’, ‘censorship’, ‘hate speech’, ‘freedom of speech’, ‘incites violence’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

In an effort address what they see as the rising risk of harmful online content, the federal government has unveiled a new bill proposing a sweeping suite of new requirements for platforms and the creation of a new digital safety oversight body. Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled the long-awaited piece of legislation on Monday. Bill C-63, as it has been named, focuses on seven categories of harmful content: * Content that sexually victimizes a child or re-victimizes a survivor * Content used to bully a child * Content that induces…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘hate speech’, ‘incites violence’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS (Reuters) – Russian novelist Boris Akunin, who lives in Britain and has been accused by Moscow of « justifying terrorism », said on Tuesday that authorities had frozen more than $65,000 in his wife’s Russian bank accounts. The Georgian-born writer, whose real name is Grigory Chkhartishvili, said 6 million roubles in his wife Erika’s name had been seized. He warned other Russians living outside the country to safeguard their assets. « Russian police officers are entering a new stage: they are taking on family members, » Akunin wrote…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 27 février

A journalist arrested during the police clearing of a homeless encampment in central Edmonton said Friday she’s relieved an obstruction charge against her has been dropped. But Brandi Morin said the experience of being held and having a possible court date and conviction hanging over her has left a mark. « I am still going to do the work and I’m still going to go out there, » she said. « But I don’t know if I’m going to be so emboldened. That could change. I just need some time. » On Jan. 10,…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani speaks about the Online Harms Act during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 26.BLAIR GABLE/Reuters The advance word on Bill C-63, the government of Canada’s latest attempt to regulate the internet, was that it was All About the Children. The government had learned from the debacle over the bill’s predecessor, the much-criticized Bill C-36, which would have subjected social media platforms to 24-hour takedown orders for a wide range of…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘incites violence’, ‘incites terrorism’]
Recensé le 27 février

For some York students and staff, Monday is a school day, but for over 3,000 educators at the university who say their wages aren’t keeping pace with inflation, it marks the start of their second week on the picket line. Since last week, contract instructors, teaching assistants and graduate assistants — who teach more than 50 per cent of the school’s classes — have been striking at north Toronto campus. The decision to strike came after the union representing workers, CUPE 3903, and the school failed to reach a deal…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘right to strike’]
Recensé le 3 mars

Justice Minister Arif Virani is defending against criticism that the Liberals’ sweeping new online harms bill could have a chilling effect on free speech. Virani says the legislation is not about censoring “insults launched from a smartphone” but instead giving victims and law enforcement more tools to respond to a rising tide of hate in Canada. “We’re not talking about insulting, offensive remarks or bad jokes. We’re talking about things like calling for the extermination of a people,” the justice minister told host Mercedes Stephenson in an interview on _The…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement of hatred’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 3 mars

The Current23:46Praise and concern for proposed online safety bill Justice Minister Arif Virani says the Online Harms Act won’t give the federal government the power to determine what is and isn’t appropriate content. The bill, tabled by the Liberal government Monday, includes an amendment to define « hatred » in Canada’s Criminal Code. That definition, Virani said, does not include insulting or offensive content, but rather recognized hate speech like calling for genocide. « People insult groups or people or races or religions all of the time. That’s going to continue to be…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘free expression’, ‘hate speech’, ‘incites violence’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he prefers a tough-on-crime approach to online safety issues affecting young people, rather than trying to regulate them. Poilievre delivered the message in a statement released the day after the Liberal government introuced its long-awaited Online Harms Act, which proposes setting up a new digital safety commission. The bill would compel social media platforms to outline how they plan to reduce risk and require them to promptly remove certain content, including child sex abuse images and intimate images shared without consent. Experts consulted…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, timescolonist.com, winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

Today, Justice Minister Arif Virani will be tabling a long-awaited piece of legislation proposing new measures aimed at combatting a range of harmful online content. According to a senior government source who was not authorized to speak publicly about details yet to be made public, the legislation is expected to: * Put an emphasis on harms to youth including specific child protection obligations for social media and other online platforms including enhanced preservation requirements; * Target seven types of online harms: hate speech, terrorist content, incitement to violence, the sharing…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

Ottawa’s new online harms bill would force tech platforms to become more transparent about their efforts to fight harmful content, and likely add to compliance costs – along with the threat of fines of up to $10-million for violations. The legislation, which was unveiled on Monday, proposes a range of responsibilities for online platforms to fight online hate and harm. The bill covers social-media platforms, some pornography platforms and live-streaming services whose user count meets a certain threshold. The government has not listed companies involved but Meta Platforms Inc. META-Q…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘hate speech’, ‘incites violence’]
Recensé le 28 février

Open this photo in gallery: Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani speaks about the Online Harms Act during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 26.BLAIR GABLE/Reuters Changing the law to allow people to file complaints to the Canadian Human Rights Commission over what they perceive as hate speech online – including, for example, off-colour jokes by comedians – could inundate the system and hav _e_ a chilling __ effect on free speech, experts warn. The online harms bill, introduced on Monday, would…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 28 février

Announcing the government’s new online harms legislation on Monday, Justice Minister Arif Virani led with the realities the bill is supposed to address. After introducing two women who spoke about their own experiences with child abuse and harassment, Virani said his bill would create three « overarching obligations » for major online platforms: « a duty to protect children, a duty to act responsibly and the duty to remove the most egregious content. » Specifically, Virani said, C-63 « targets the worst of what we see online, content that sexually victimizes children or revictimizes survivors,…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘censorship’, ‘hate speech’, ‘freedom of speech’, ‘incites violence’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is planning to create a « digital safety commission of Canada » to regulate social media companies to take steps to reduce the risk of online harms to their users. Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled the much-anticipated Online Harms Act on Monday afternoon, and creating a new regulator is just one of the new measures being proposed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has long promised to better protect Canadians, especially youth, from online harms. But his ministers repeatedly said developing such legislation was complicated. The new legislation, titled…

Apparaît sur: cp24.com, timescolonist.com, calgarysun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘incite violence’, ‘online harms’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘hate speech’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

OTTAWA — The former chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network is warning parliamentarians against turning a newly reintroduced section of the Canadian Human Rights Act into a game of political « yo-yo. OTTAWA — The former chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network is warning parliamentarians against turning a newly reintroduced section of the Canadian Human Rights Act into a game of political « yo-yo. » Bernie Farber, a founding member of the advocacy group, said he welcomes the Liberal government’s effort to classify the dissemination of hate speech online as a form of…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

Authoritarian countries are leveraging social media to set back progress for women worldwide, a Canadian special envoy says, as Ottawa refreshes its cross- government gender policy. Canada’s ambassador for women, peace and security, Jacqueline O’Neill, says these threats require supporters of gender equality around the world to work together. Western countries must help buck a global trend of strongmen leaders seeking to prevent women from having meaningful roles in public life, she said in a recent interview. « Authoritarian governments are very much cracking down on space for communities to organize,…

Apparaît sur: cp24.com, leaderpost.com, thestarphoenix.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘freedom of speech’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

In just 24 hours, more than 1,600 people signed an online petition calling for the cancellation of the Danger Cats’ comedy show in New Westminster. The House of Comedy in New Westminster has cancelled a performance by a controversial comedy group in response to public concerns. The Danger Cats’ – The Spite Tour – was scheduled to take place at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy BC on March 24. Their appearance at the local comedy club sparked outrage among some community members, who were troubled by the group’s merchandise (a…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

OFER PRISON, West Bank (AP) — A U.S. citizen who was dragged out of her home and detained by Israeli authorities for over three weeks was released on bail Thursday to wait out the remainder of her trial in the West Bank, the latest in a case attracting international attention for prosecuting an American in Israeli military court. Samaher Esmail, a 46-year-old mother of Palestinian origin and resident of New Orleans, had been in the West bank for under three months when she was charged with incitement for several photos…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘protected speech’, ‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. Finance # Peter Aceto was going to be the cannabis industry’s fall guy. Now he’s making a career comeback The former CannTrust CEO is returning to his roots at fintech Koho, but he’s not afraid to talk about the scandal that cost him his job and what he learned from it Published Feb 28, 2024 • Last updated 46 minutes ago • 10 minute read Peter Aceto returned to his financial services roots with Koho Financial Inc. and his goal is to help the…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com, financialpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 28 février

Save OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is dialing down his heated rhetoric around the Liberal government’s online harms bill, saying Tuesday that there must be a crackdown on dangers children are exposed to online. The Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63, was tabled Monday and would, among other categories, hold online platforms accountable and introduce new rules for content on the internet that is used to bully a child, induces them to harm themselves, and promotes the sexual exploitation of a child or re-victimizes a survivor of child sexual abuse. Already…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

Mr. Freedom’s war against the gatekeepers apparently comes with a few stipulations. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who is currently railing against this government’s efforts to regulate and police the internet with its new online harms legislation, seems to believe the government should regulate and police the internet – just as long as it’s over an issue that appeals to his base. Fire (select) gatekeepers. Down with big government (sometimes). End (some) state overreach. Mr. Freedom’s fickleness has revealed itself over the issue of youth access to online pornography, which he…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 27 février

Save OTTAWA—Flush with cash after a record-breaking fundraising year, Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives are vastly outspending Justin Trudeau’s Liberals on advertising, Meta data shows. But Liberal insiders say they have no plans to go on an advertising offensive until the country is closer to an election. Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in Switch accounts Poilievre and the Conservatives have spent $230,000 on advertising on Meta in the last 90 days, about four times more than Trudeau and the Liberals, who have spent $55,000 in the same…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 26 février

Opinion You might think eliminating, or at least minimizing, hateful speech — particularly if it targets children — would be a point of political consensus with support across all parties in the House of Commons. You might think that, but you’d be wrong. Ottawa recently tabled the Online Harms Act, a bill that proposes stiff penalties for both social media companies and the creators of hateful content, across seven categories that include child pornography, that which incites violent extremism or hate, and the posting of intimate images without consent, including…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘free press’, ‘censorship’]
Recensé le 28 février

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has softened his opposition to the proposed online harms bill introduced this week, but signalled that his party is still prepared to vote against it. In a statement, Poilievre said that Conservatives believe in criminalizing and enforcing laws against much of the “harmful content” defined in bill C-63, specifically sexually victimizing a child or revictimizing a survivor online, bullying a child online, inducing a child to harm themselves or inciting violence. The bill also mentions “harmful content” as material “that foments hatred” and that…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com, nationalpost.com, calgaryherald.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘expressive freedom’, ‘hate speech’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 28 février

Hello, Health Minister Mark Holland says he’s looking forward to working through the details of a national pharmacare plan, a commitment he made after Alberta and Quebec said they want to opt out of the program. Ahead of those discussions, Holland said at the House of Commons that “there’s some premature reaction at this point.” Holland told journalists that the government will be tabling legislation on the plan this week. “That means that there’s an opportunity to talk about what exactly this is,” Holland said. Last week, federal NDP Leader…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 27 février

Hello, The federal Liberal government released its long-awaited online harms legislation today, launching what is expected to be a tough debate on the issue. The bill, introduced by Justice Minister Arif Virani, includes a new standalone hate-crime offence, giving the courts the option of imposing penalties of up to life imprisonment for particularly egregious cases, It would also raise penalties for hate-propaganda offences from five years to life imprisonment for advocating genocide. Online platforms would also have 24 hours to remove revenge porn, child sexual abuse material, as well as…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

Hello, Resignations and leaves of absence among elected municipal officials in Quebec have prompted the province to launch a telephone helpline, starting today, to connect politicians and their families with psychological aid. Minister of Municipal Affairs Andrée Laforest said a growing number of elected officials are quitting because of intimidation and harassment – at least 741 of 8,000 local politicians have quit since 2021. The provincial government also plans to create a mandatory online course for newly elected leaders to better equip them to handle some of the stressors of…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 28 février

Surrey, B.C. – Dozens of members of the Lower Mainland’s Sikh community gathered to protest the presence of an Indian diplomat in Surrey on Friday night. India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar was the keynote speaker at a Surrey Board of Trade event inside Guildford’s Sheraton Hotel. But outside, hundreds of protesters were accusing him of the high-profile murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent pro-Khalistan activist who was shot dead outside of the Surrey gurdwara where he served as president last summer. « From day one, we were saying…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 2 mars

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms was passed by the GOP-led Tennessee House on Monday after Republicans cut a heated debate short. The 70-24 vote sends the legislation to the Senate, where a final vote could happen as early as this week. The motion to cut off debate prompted Democratic Rep. Justin Jones, of Nashville, to yell that House Speaker Cameron Sexton was out of order and ignoring people’s requests to speak. Republicans in turn scolded Jones by voting…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com, ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

BRUSSELS – Farmers clashed with police in Belgium on Monday, spraying officers with liquid manure and throwing eggs and flares at them in a fresh show of force as the European Union’s agriculture ministers met in search of ways to address the protesters’ concerns. The farmers are angry at red tape and competition from cheap imports from countries where the EU’s relatively high standards do not have to be met. Brussels police said that 900 tractors had entered the city, many bearing down on the European Council building where the…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘right to protest’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. World 2. Crime # RUSSIAN AFFRONT: Putin, pals enraged over BDSM orgies at officer’s club Get the latest from Brad Hunter straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 27, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 2 minute read VLAD IS MAD: Russian President Vladimir Putin bathes in an ice-cold water on Epiphany neat St. Nilus Stolobensky Monastery on Lake Seliger in Svetlitsa village, Russia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Photo by Alexei Druzhinin /AP ## Article content BDSM orgies at a hallowed Russian officer’s…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘blasphemy’]
Recensé le 27 février

A reception meant to cap off a day of meetings between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Italian counterpart was abruptly cancelled on Saturday after protesters blocked entrances to the venue and kept key figures, including the guests of honour, from getting in. Trudeau’s office confirmed neither he nor Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were able to enter the Art Gallery of Ontario, which briefly went into lockdown as demonstrators shouting pro-Palestinian slogans packed the area where would-be guests were awaiting admission. They included International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, who…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 3 mars

TORONTO – A reception meant to cap off a day of meetings between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Italian counterpart was abruptly cancelled on Saturday after protesters blocked entrances to the venue and kept key figures, including the guests of honour, from getting in. Trudeau’s office confirmed neither he nor Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Miloni were able to enter the Art Gallery of Ontario, which briefly went into lockdown as demonstrators shouting pro-Palestinian slogans packed the area where would-be guests were awaiting admission. They included International Development Minister Ahmed…

Apparaît sur: cp24.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 3 mars

Organizations in Montreal say they are concerned about a rise in violence against young people from the LGBTQ2S+ community. To mark Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday, which raises awareness about bullying in schools, community organization Interligne is inviting the public to wear a pink shirt in support of LGBTQ2S+ youth. The initiative, celebrated across Canada, began in 2007 when two young people, David Shepherd and Travis Price, asked their classmates to wear pink shirts to school in support of a friend who had been the target of homophobic comments because…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 28 février

Open this photo in gallery: Russian veteran human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov gestures behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Moscow on Feb. 27.Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters Veteran Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for “discrediting the armed forces” by protesting against the war in Ukraine and accusing President Vladimir Putin of leading a descent into fascism. Orlov, a leader of the rights group Memorial that won a share of the Nobel Peace Prize in…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’, ‘false information’]
Recensé le 27 février

The Russian authorities on Monday sought a prison sentence of nearly three years for a veteran human rights advocate who spoke out against the war in Ukraine. The prosecution demanded that Oleg Orlov, 70, be convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army and sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison, in a retrial after he was earlier ordered to pay a fine. In a move that underscored how little tolerance President Vladimir Putin’s government has for criticism of its invasion of Ukraine, the prosecution appealed the fine, seeking…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 26 février

Open this photo in gallery: Oleg Orlov talks to the media and his supporters outside a court building in Moscow on Feb. 26.ALEXANDER NEMENOV/Getty Images Russian authorities on Monday sought a prison sentence of nearly three years for a veteran human rights advocate who spoke out against the war in Ukraine. The prosecution demanded that Oleg Orlov, 70, be convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army and sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison. The demand came in a retrial after he was earlier ordered to pay a…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com, winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 26 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS MOSCOW (Reuters) – The editor of a Moscow weekly said he stands by the decision to devote its front page last week to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, even though most of the print run was confiscated. Sobesednik (Interlocutor) published a two-page spread on Navalny on Feb. 20, four days after his death, including a lengthy obituary and coverage of spontaneous vigils held in his honour across Moscow. The edition ran with a front-page photograph of a smiling Navalny with the caption:…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘press freedom’]
Recensé le 26 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Columnists # SNOBELEN: We’re paying too much attention to cowardly haters on the Internet Published Mar 01, 2024 • Last updated 41 minutes ago • 3 minute read A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in a Sunday, Oct. 9 photo illustration. Photo by Graeme Roy /The Canadian Press ## Article content Last week was a good week for hate. But then, hate has a lot of good weeks. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, edmontonsun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 1 mars

(NewsNation) — In a move sparking outrage among comedians and supporters of free expression, a prominent comedy club in Seattle has come under fire for canceling scheduled performances by four comedians, citing concerns about their misalignment with the neighborhood’s values. Jim Florentine, one of the canceled comedians, expressed his dismay Monday during an interview on NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live.” “Our agent booked us at this club. Tickets were selling, and then on Friday, we got this email that we were all canceled,” Florentine said. The Capitol Hill Comedy Bar abruptly…

Apparaît sur: newsnationnow.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free expression’]
Recensé le 27 février

Breaking News Headlines & Top Stories | The Star Dec 31, 1969 « We are willing to talk, » Putin said. « Moreover, these talks are continuing and there were many successful examples of these talks being crowned with success and maybe this is going to be crowned with success as well, but we have to come to an agreement. » Putin made no reference to Navalny being part of any potential deal. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow on…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 26 février

Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill during Question Period, on Sept. 18, 2023.BLAIR GABLE/Reuters There is one message Canada’s major political leaders want to send you about their opponent’s internet policies: Be afraid. The only thing more dangerous than the evils of the internet, they tell us, is what their opponent will do about it. Last week, **** the Prime Minister of Canada warned us that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is coming for your…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online harms’, ‘censorship’]
Recensé le 26 février

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to- last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law increasing penalties for some crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual orientation are running out of time to get what could be a decisive vote in the state Senate. They brought survivors of a racist massacre that killed nine Black worshipers in a Charleston church in 2015 to speak to senators. They have had more than 100 businesses tell lawmakers that South Carolina needs to demonstrate hate will…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 28 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. PMN Business # Supreme Court takes up regulation of social media platforms in cases from Florida and Texas Author of the article: The Associated Press Mark Sherman Published Feb 26, 2024 • 2 minute read ## Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to state laws Monday that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free…

Apparaît sur: financialpost.com, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 26 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to consider the legality of a federal ban imposed under former President Donald Trump on « bump stock » devices that enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns in a case targeting another firearms restriction after a major gun rights expansion in 2022. The justices will hear arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden’s administration of a lower court’s ruling in favor of Michael Cargill, a…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘racist slur’]
Recensé le 28 février

A Toronto tech expert says the federal government’s new online harms bill should be effective but digital literacy for children needs to be addressed. On Monday, the Liberal government is set to introduce an online harms bill designed to protect children using the internet. The bill is expected to address issues such as online child endangerment, and non-consensual sharing of sexual images and hate speech, among others. During the 2021 election campaign, the Liberal government pledged to introduce legislation to combat harmful online content within the first 100 days of…

Apparaît sur: nowtoronto.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online hate’, ‘online harms’, ‘freedom of speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘incites violence’]
Recensé le 27 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. NP Comment # Terry Glavin: Under hate speech bill, wouldn’t Trudeau be guilty of vilifying Catholics? Who would trust a digital safety commission appointed by this government? Published Feb 28, 2024 • Last updated 53 minutes ago • 6 minute read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 26, 2024. (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images) ## Article content It’s a cunning move. You have to grant the Trudeau government that much. After years of muddling through consultations and revisions and dogs’ breakfasts, the online harms…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, theprovince.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘incitement to hatred’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 28 février

The federal government is introducing its long-awaited online harms legislation today, after its last attempt to tackle online hate died when the 2021 federal election was called. The text of the legislation has not yet been made available, but its 46-word title indicates that it will involve changes to the Criminal Code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and laws that make reporting online child pornography mandatory. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week the bill is designed to protect children from being subjected to « hatred, to violence, to being bullied…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate propaganda’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 26 février

Front Burner # The Liberals’ pitch to regulate online harms The Liberals say their new online harms bill is about protecting children online. But does it address concerns of censorship, and will it really make us safer? CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2024 8:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Front Burner22:59The Liberals’ pitch to regulate online harms The Liberals originally promised a bill tackling online harms would come within 100 days of their re-election in 2021. Instead, Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled their new act on…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’, ‘censorship’]
Recensé le 28 février

The Online Harms bill will not chill free speech The new bill will put internet hate-mongers on ice, where they belong. By Sunil Gurmukh Contributor « Online hate cuts hard and deep. The targets experience anxiety, depression, fear, and anger. It silences them and encourages social withdrawal. Online hate also encourages discrimination in employment, housing and services, » writes Sunil Gurmukh. Supplied Photo Save Just last week, the offender who murdered four members of the Afzaal family in London, Ont., was sentenced to life in prison. But imagine if the murders never…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘internet hate’, ‘online hate’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘freedom of speech’]
Recensé le 1 mars

THE WEST BLOCK Episode 25, Season 13 Sunday, March 3, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests: Frank McKenna, Former New Brunswick Premier and Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States Arif Virani, Justice Minister Joe Clark, Former Prime Minister Location: Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: Remembering former prime minister Brian Mulroney: his wins, his losses, and his profound impact on our country. I’m Mercedes Stephenson. The West Block begins now. He was known as Canada’s great deal maker at a tumultuous time in history. From leading the fight against apartheid, to negotiating…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘incitement of hatred’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 3 mars

A veteran human rights campaigner who criticized the war in Ukraine was convicted Tuesday by a Moscow court of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian military and sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison. Oleg Orlov, 70, co-chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, had rejected the case against him as politically motivated, saying in his closing statement: “I don’t regret anything and I don’t repent anything.” He also denounced the war again. Orlov was handcuffed and taken into custody after the verdict, concluding a retrial in which he…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 27 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. News 2. Canadian Politics 3. Canada # The history of Section 13, the controversial hate speech law the Liberals just revived Section 13 is being reborn as part of the Liberal’s online harms bill. Here’s how the hate speech law was killed last time in Canada’s first online culture war Published Feb 29, 2024 • 13 minute read Justin Trudeau in question period. Photo by Adrian Wyld /THE CANADIAN PRESS ## Article content The race to kill Section 13 was a circuitous thing. In hindsight, given…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate message’, ‘online harms’, ‘free speech’, ‘free expression’, ‘censorship’, ‘hate on the internet’, ‘racist message’, ‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’]
Recensé le 29 février

Save OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals unveiled a new bill Monday they insist will curb hate online but not people’s freedoms — but whether their efforts will pass muster with Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, who have accused the Liberals previously of using online regulation merely to silence their critics, remains to be seen. The long-awaited Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63, is a sweeping effort to place boundaries around what’s often called the Wild West of the internet from two different directions, one by making tech giants more accountable…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com, thespec.com, therecord.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

The new StatCan report comes just a day after the federal government tabled its much-anticipated Online Harms Act, which it says will help to curb hate and violence that has inundated the internet. Dreamstime By Andy TakagiStaff Reporter Using the internet is deeply ingrained in the everyday lives of Canadians, especially for young people, who grew up at a time where interactions with friends and social groups often take place online. A new Statistics Canada report offers insight into online hate and aggression among young people in this country. It…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 29 février

Save Thousands of people lined up to pay their final respects at the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Friday, in defiance of a heavy police presence aimed at deterring protests against President Vladimir Putin. Mourners chanted “Navalny” and “we won’t forgive” as his coffin was brought to the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow’s southeastern Marino district. Some shouted “Putin is a killer” as the Kremlin critic’s body was carried out after the service for burial at the nearby Borisov cemetery. Already…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Travel Edmonton 2. Theatre 3. Music 4. Movies 5. Local Arts # Three to See Edmonton Events: OKAN, Celeste Lampa and creepy Stopmotion Published Mar 01, 2024 • Last updated 53 minutes ago • 1 minute read OKAN plays Yardbird Suite Friday night. Photo by supplied _Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page._ ## Article content **OKAN** : Get ready for spicy! With vocals in Spanish, English and Spanglish,…

Apparaît sur: edmontonjournal.com,
Mots-clés: [‘freedom of expression’]
Recensé le 1 mars

## Article content Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is not a healthy health minister. How can she claim she is supporting Albertans in health care when she is now refusing to sign the new federal pharmacare plan for us? I have a relative who ended up in the ICU just this month, mainly because of affordability for her badly needed insulin. You can imagine how excited she must have been to hear that the new federal pharmacare would now cover the total costs of diabetic drugs and other associated needs….

Apparaît sur: edmontonjournal.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘online hate’]
Recensé le 29 février

(The Hill) — Fear of a “mystery virus” is spreading through social media platforms such as TikTok, with young people saying they’re not testing positive for COVID-19, flu or RSV, but sharing symptoms of nausea, faintness and excess mucus. Public health experts say these concerns are likely a sign of one post- pandemic condition: anxiety about getting sick. “The symptoms that are being described are pretty consistent with, you know, a lot of viruses that are not ‘mystery viruses,’ that are things that are out there circulating all year. The…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 28 février

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was ecstatic as he did a media round last weekend, and deservedly so. He was announcing his latest deal with Trudeau’s Liberals, one that would bring in the first prescription drug coverage with a federal imprimatur. Singh used a technique similar to the one he’d employed when bringing in the first phase of a federal dental care program: obtain something clear and tangible that people can understand. The complicated next steps could come later. Singh didn’t get the credit he deserved for prodding the Liberals into…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was ecstatic as he did a media round last weekend, and deservedly so. He was announcing his latest deal with Trudeau’s Liberals, one that would bring in the first prescription drug coverage with a federal imprimatur. Singh used a technique similar to the one he’d employed when bringing in the first phase of a federal dental care program: obtain something clear and tangible that people can understand. The complicated next steps could come later. Singh didn’t get the credit he deserved for prodding the Liberals into…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

A Toronto man is facing charges after he allegedly vandalized some buildings with antisemitic graffiti in what police say is the third such hate-motivated incident involving the suspect. On Feb. 23, police said, officers were called to the area of King Street West and Dufferin Street for a report of mischief. Police said the accused vandalized “several” mixed used building in the area with spray-painted antisemitic symbols. Upon his arrest the following day, police said Michael Park, 35, of Toronto, provided officers with false information. Park is facing charges of…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, cp24.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’, ‘antisemitic slur’]
Recensé le 26 février

Toronto police have arrested a suspect in connection with the vandalism of the “King of Kensington” statue at Bellevue Park, an incident that is being investigated as a suspected hate-motivated offence. Police say that the accused spray-painted graffiti at numerous parks in the downtown core between Feb. 20 and 26. Images circulating on social media show that the bronze statue depicting the late Jewish actor Al Waxman in Kensington Market was defaced with the words “Vote for Hamas.” In a statement provided to CP24, the City of Toronto said that…

Apparaît sur: cp24.com, ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS A Kings County man is scheduled to appear in Supreme Court in Sydney in March to receive a trial date on sex offences. Mitchell Jonathan Joudrey, 28, of North Kingston, is charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. The offences are alleged to have occurred between September and November 2018 in Sydney Mines. Joudrey was committed to trial after a preliminary hearing. He has elected to be tried by judge alone. A trial date is now expected to be assigned March 18. Joudrey continues…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com, saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘false information’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada’s defence spending levels as he wraps up a three-day visit to Ukraine and Poland. Trudeau says Canada is the seventh-largest contributor to defence of all 31 NATO allies, but he acknowledges there is still more to do. He met on Monday with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who says it’s essential that the western world rise to meet the global threat posed by Russia. Tusk says he’s convinced every NATO will “sooner or later” reach the spending levels necessary to mount a proper…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘media freedom’]
Recensé le 26 février

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Ottawa’s contentious online harms bill would regulate dangerous content on the internet The Liberal government has finally introduced the Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63 — a sweeping piece of legislation that aims to regulate dangerous content on the internet to protect children and other vulnerable Canadians, Raisa Patel reports. But the bill, which Justin Trudeau pledged to introduce more than two years ago, has sparked debate through every stage of its development. Here’s a breakdown of the content considered harmful, the platforms subject to regulations and…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 27 février

Save OTTAWA—The Liberal government is set to table its long-promised online harms bill Monday afternoon, a piece of legislation that has already sparked fierce debate over what kinds of dangerous content should be allowed to be posted online. The bill is expected to focus on seven types of online content, with an emphasis on three categories aimed at children and youth: child sexual exploitation content, content that induces a child to harm themselves and content that is used to bully a child. Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘incites violence’, ‘censorship’, ‘online harms’]
Recensé le 26 février

Save OTTAWA—The Liberal government has introduced its highly-contentious online harms bill , a sweeping piece of legislation that regulates the posting of dangerous content on the internet in a bid to protect children and other vulnerable Canadians. The Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63, is seeing the light of day more than two years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to introduce it after the 2021 federal election. Already a Subscriber? Sign in You are logged in It has sparked fierce debate through every stage of its development, which included…

Apparaît sur: thestar.com,
Mots-clés: [‘online harms’]
Recensé le 27 février

TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Toronto on Saturday, where the pair said they agreed to establish the Canada-Italy Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation. The two prime ministers issued a joint statement saying the agreement will further deepen their countries’ political, economic and strategic ties by setting out plans to collaborate over the next three to five years in priority areas. Those include energy security and the shift to a sustainable energy future, climate change and biodiversity, migration, sustainable economic growth, and research…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, cp24.com, timescolonist.com, thestar.com, winnipegfreepress.com, torontosun.com, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 2 mars

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Toronto on Saturday, where the pair said they agreed to establish the Canada-Italy Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation. The two prime ministers issued a joint statement saying the agreement will further deepen their countries’ political, economic and strategic ties by setting out plans to collaborate over the next three to five years in priority areas. Those include energy security and the shift to a sustainable energy future, climate change and biodiversity,…

Apparaît sur: globalnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 2 mars

WARSAW, Poland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw for the first time since a political sea change in Poland ended eight years of national conservative rule. WARSAW, Poland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw for the first time since a political sea change in Poland ended eight years of national conservative rule. Trudeau, who spent Saturday in Kyiv reaffirming Canada’s support for Ukraine, is meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Andrzej Duda. Tusk, who also…

Apparaît sur: timescolonist.com, winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘media freedom’]
Recensé le 26 février

## Article content TORONTO — A reception meant to cap off a day of meetings between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Italian counterpart was abruptly cancelled on Saturday after protesters blocked entrances to the venue and kept key figures, including the guests of honour, from getting in. Trudeau’s office confirmed neither he nor Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Miloni were able to enter the Art Gallery of Ontario, which briefly went into lockdown as demonstrators shouting pro-Palestinian slogans packed the area where would-be guests were awaiting admission. Article content They…

Apparaît sur: nationalpost.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘fake news’]
Recensé le 3 mars

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Canada # Trudeau says more to do on defence after meetings with in Poland Canada’s spending hovers around 1.3 per cent of GDP Author of the article: Canadian Press Laura Osman Published Feb 26, 2024 • Last updated 9 minutes ago • 4 minute read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk react during a joint press conference in Warsaw on February 26, 2024. (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images) ## Article content WARSAW, Poland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com, ottawasun.com, ottawasun.com, winnipegsun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘media freedom’]
Recensé le 26 février

SHANGHAI – Two prominent Chinese bloggers in exile said police were investigating their millions of followers on international social media platforms, in an escalation of Beijing’s attempts to clamp down on critical speech even outside of the country’s borders. Former state broadcaster CCTV journalist Wang Zhi’an and artist-turned- dissident Li Ying, both Chinese citizens known for posting uncensored Chinese news, said in separate posts Sunday that police were interrogating people who followed them on social media, and urged followers to take precautions such as unfollowing their accounts, changing their usernames,…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca, theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 27 février

A pro-Israeli student group at the University of Manitoba has been suspended after inviting a guest speaker now banned from some parts of campus after he was accused of making Islamophobic comments. Palestinian human rights activist and political analyst Bassem Eid gave a lecture at a Monday event at the University of Manitoba, organized by Bridges for Peace and Students Supporting Israel, called: « What led to the recent war between Israel and Hamas. » « When it comes to ideology, the Muslims are blind, » Eid is heard saying during the event’s question…

Apparaît sur: cbc.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘academic freedom’]
Recensé le 1 mars

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Monday with state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in the digital age. In nearly four hours of arguments, several justices questioned aspects of laws adopted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas in 2021. But they seemed wary of a broad ruling, with Justice Amy…

Apparaît sur: ctvnews.ca,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘censorship’]
Recensé le 26 février

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Experts from the U.N. Human Rights Commission appealed to Belarusian authorities on Monday to pardon an opposition politician diagnosed with a severe form of cancer while in prison. Ryhor Kastusiou, 66, the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front, or BPF, party, is serving a 10-year sentence on charges of “conspiracy to seize power.” The BPF is among Belarus’s oldest political parties, and was liquidated by the Belarusian Supreme Court in 2023. The U.N. experts urged Belarusian authorities to “consider granting him a pardon or remission of…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 27 février

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Experts from the U.N. Human Rights Commission appealed to Belarusian authorities on Monday to pardon an opposition politician diagnosed with a severe form of cancer while in prison. Ryhor Kastusiou, 66, the leader of the Belarusian Popular Front, or BPF, party, is serving a 10-year sentence on charges of “conspiracy to seize power.” The BPF is among Belarus’s oldest political parties, and was liquidated by the Belarusian Supreme Court in 2023. The U.N. experts urged Belarusian authorities to “consider granting him a pardon or remission of…

Apparaît sur: wivb.com,
Mots-clés: [‘crackdown on dissent’]
Recensé le 27 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday was set to hear arguments on the legality of Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas that restrict the ability of social media platforms to curb content that these companies deem objectionable in a pair of cases that could reshape free speech rights in the digital age. At issue is whether these 2021 state laws regulating content-moderation practices by large social media platforms violate the free speech protections for the…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’, ‘hate speech’, ‘censorship’, ‘incitement of violence’]
Recensé le 26 février

STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS By Karen Freifeld and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. on Monday added Sandvine Inc and Chengdu Beizhan Electronics to the Commerce Department’s Entity List, essentially banning exports to them, according to a U.S. government posting. Sandvine was added to the list for supplying technology to the Egyptian government, « where it is used in mass web-monitoring and censorship to block news as well as target political actors and human rights activists, » the Federal Register listing said. SandvinE has locations in Canada, India, Japan,…

Apparaît sur: saltwire.com,
Mots-clés: [‘censorship’]
Recensé le 26 février

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy — the Richmond-based women’s group that helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments — is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it. The Democratic-led House of Delegates gave final passage Monday to a bill that would eliminate both a recordation and property tax exemption for the group. A separate, companion measure that reached final passage last week also eliminates those exemptions. The bills…

Apparaît sur: winnipegfreepress.com,
Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 27 février

Open this photo in gallery: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 31 to discuss child safety.Manuel Balce Ceneta/The Associated Press If Michael McKell has his way, children in Utah will no longer be able to visit a universe of websites later this year unless they can persuade a parent to give them access to Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, fan fiction sites or any similar services. A Utah law likely to pass the state’s Republican-controlled legislature in the…

Apparaît sur: theglobeandmail.com,
Mots-clés: [‘protected speech’]
Recensé le 26 février

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX/KUCW) – According to a recent study led by University of Utah geographers, the “best” place to spot UFOs is the American West. Using data from the National UFO Research Center, U of U geographers examined the influence of environmental factors and whether they increase or decrease the number of reported sightings of UFOs — now referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAPs. “Most sightings occur in the American West where proximity to public lands, dark skies, and military installations afford more opportunities to see strange…

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Mots-clés: [‘whistleblow’]
Recensé le 29 février

OTTAWA – A series of steps would need to happen before a judge can restrict a person’s movement because of fears they could commit a hate crime, Canada’s federal justice minister said Thursday. Arif Virani said he listened to calls for Ottawa to better respond to a rise in hate crimes when drafting the new Online Harms Act, which includes a new peace bond provision. “I know what I’ve heard from victims, and whether that’s the rise of hatred that we’re seeing against Jewish victims, Muslim victims right now —…

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Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘hate propaganda’]
Recensé le 29 février

Breadcrumb Trail Links 1. Toronto & GTA # WARMINGTON: Historians will look back shamefully at our ugly era of anti- Semitism Get the latest from Joe Warmington straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 26, 2024 • Last updated 25 minutes ago • 3 minute read These examples of anti-Semitism were found on a pole on Carlton St. (Supplied photo) ## Article content “F*** Jews,” said the graffiti slur on the pole on Carlton St. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS…

Apparaît sur: torontosun.com,
Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘hate propaganda’]
Recensé le 27 février

Breaking News Headlines & Top Stories | The Star Dec 31, 1969 Krasikov , a presumed hitman acting in service of the Russian state, was convicted in the murder of a Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a Chechen commander with Georgian citizenship who fought against Russia. Riding a bicycle and using an assumed identity, Krasikov shot Khangoshvili three times in a Berlin park. In an interview this month with American political commentator Tucker Carlson, Putin referenced prisoner-exchange talks that were « ongoing » between Russian and U.S. intelligence services. He spoke of Gershkovich by name…

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Mots-clés: [‘free speech’]
Recensé le 26 février

The bill, which has been years in the making, comes after many reports of online abuse involving children. This week, the federal government introduced the long-awaited Online Harms Act, which would force online platforms to remove child pornography and other harmful content within 24 hours. The bill would also create a new standalone hate crime, which can be applied to any offence of the Criminal Code when the underlying cause was hate. It would also raise penalties for hate-propaganda offences from five years to life imprisonment for advocating genocide. In…

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Mots-clés: [‘hate speech’, ‘hate propaganda’, ‘incites violence’]
Recensé le 27 février

Now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s sweeping online harms legislation is before Parliament, allowing key stakeholders, major platforms, and Canadians with direct personal experience with abuse to dig in and see what’s being proposed, reaction is streaming in. In short, the « Online Harms Act » creates new obligations for online platforms, livestreaming, and adult-content services such as Facebook, Twitch, and PornHub to reduce exposure to, empower users to flag, and be more transparent about how they handle seven categories of harmful content. When it comes