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Freedom of expression in Canada is protected as a "fundamental freedom" by section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; however, in practice the Charter permits the government to enforce "reasonable" limits censoring speech. Hate speech, obscenity, and defamation are common categories of restricted speech in Canada.
This preamble states Canada's constitution would be based upon Britain's, and Britain had limited free speech in 1867. Furthermore, free speech is considered to be necessary for a parliamentary government to function. [16] Free speech was later included in the Canadian Bill of Rights.
A group of several dozen professors from the 7,000-member American Political Science Association contend that recent free speech precedents in Canada put academics at risk of prosecution. The group includes Robert George and Harvey Mansfield , and they have protested holding the scheduled 2009 APSA annual meeting in Canada for this reason. [ 145 ]
The law amends the Criminal Code by adding "gender identity or expression" to the definition of "identifiable group" in section 318 of the Code. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Section 318 makes it a criminal offence to advocate or promote genocide against members of an identifiable group, which now includes gender identity or gender expression.
Canada's provincial disability programs do not provide sufficient income to recipients to enable them to afford typical food and housing costs of $341 per month [168] and $1529/month for a studio apartment [169] [170] respectively. In Ontario and British Columbia, disability support program payments max out at $1308 and $1483.50 per month ...
A group of 17 student organisations, including Harvard Hillel and Harvard Chabad, as well as roughly 500 faculty and staff, responded with letters of their own, The Harvard Crimson reports.
Michelle Obama is also a Harvard Law School graduate, from the class of 1988. As the first-ever African-American First Lady, Obama has championed health, higher education, and support for service ...
9(2) ECHR: "subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society"); limits on freedom of expression are accepted as in Canada (art. 10(2) ECHR: "subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society");