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Both jurisdictions now grant an R rating to the film. 1972 Pink Flamingos: Edited in several provinces, with Nova Scotia banning it outright until 1997. [19] 1973 Heavy Traffic: Banned in Alberta. 1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Banned in Alberta in 1975. [20] 1976 Blood Sucking Freaks: Banned in Ontario when classified for a videocassette ...
Provinces such as British Columbia and Alberta have extended this prohibition to all publications. [117] [118] In 1990, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the constitutionality of s. 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. [119] In the mid-2000s, there was a series of high-profile cases involving s. 13, and the related provincial provisions.
Motion picture ratings in Canada are mostly a provincial responsibility, and each province has its own legislation regarding exhibition and admission. For home video purposes, a single Canadian Home Video Rating System rating consisting of an average of the participating provincial ratings is displayed on retail packages, although various provinces may have rules on display and sale ...
The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction ...
The Criminal Code is a federal statute passed by the Parliament of Canada, which has exclusive constitutional jurisdiction over the criminal law in Canada. [9] There are three separate hatred-related offences: section 318 (advocating genocide ), [ 10 ] section 319(1) (publicly inciting hatred likely to lead to a breach of the peace), [ 11 ] and ...
Mr. Sunshine. This stunning historical drama inspired by true events tells a fascinating story set in the late 1800s. A Korean-born U.S. Marine returns to his home country during an expedition and ...
Section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms establishes the right to freedom of expression, and the Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted this right in a very broad fashion. The Court has said that any act that is intended to convey a message is protected under section 2(a) but that this does not include acts that have a ...
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