The CCLA has recently learned of the arrest of a Fredericton blogger under the Criminal Code’s criminal libel provisions. The blogger is alleged to have defamed a member of the Fredericton Police Force and was subsequently arrested and had his home searched and computer equipment seized. Criminal libel charges are very rare in Canada and [...]
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On November 10, 2011 some students at McGill University occupied an administration building and a larger protest took place outside the building on campus. Riot police were called to the scene and dispersed the crowd using pepper spray. There are also allegations that protesters and passersby were struck with batons. Student protests have long been [...] Lawyers representing the CCLA will be arguing in the Federal Court of Canada today in the case of Warman v. Lemire. This case concerns the constitutionality of the hate speech provisions in the Canadian Human Rights Act. In a ruling released in September 2009, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found that the Act’s hate speech [...] The CCLA is appearing in the Alberta Court of Appeal today in the case of Lund v. Boissoin, which considers the hate speech provisions under Alberta’s human rights code. The case concerns an opinion piece that was published by a newspaper and was strongly critical of those in the gay rights movement. A complaint was [...] |
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