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[Canadian] Hate-speech law violates Charter rights, tribunal rules
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 03, 2009 01:17pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Susan Krashinsky |
| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Thursday, September 3, 2009 08:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A federal law governing hate speech violates Canadians' charter rights to freedom of expression, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled.
The development could give more ammunition to those who complain that the Canadian Human Rights Commission, which refers cases to the tribunal, is engaging in censorship by attempting to restrict what people say on the Internet.
The decision, released in Ottawa Wednesday, also seems to call into question whether the tribunal should be involved at all in policing online content through Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act. |
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