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...
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and defends the broader objective of freedom of expression in Canada and around the world. CJFE was established in 1981, and parented initially by the...
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of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of belief, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association. Section 1 of the...
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legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recognised as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international...
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Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, provides, in Article 19, that: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes...
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Look up freedom of expression in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Freedom of speech portal Freedom of speech (FoS), or freedom of expression (FoE), is...
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IFEX (organization) (redirect from International Freedom of Expression eXchange)
defend and promote freedom of expression as a human right. IFEX was first proposed in 1992 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by a group of 12 non-governmental...
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framers of the constitution. The right to freedom in Article 19 guarantees the freedom of speech and expression, as one of its six freedoms. The law in the...
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passed in 2017 by the Parliament of Canada. It was introduced as Bill C-16 of the first session of the 42nd Parliament. The law adds gender expression and...
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Artistic freedom (or freedom of artistic expression) can be defined as "the freedom to imagine, create and distribute diverse cultural expressions free of governmental...
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Online Streaming Act (redirect from An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (43rd Canadian Parliament, 2nd Session))
CRTC "in a manner that is consistent with the freedom of expression and journalistic, creative and programming independence", and that all Canadian creators...
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In Canada, appeals by the judiciary to community standards and the public interest are the ultimate determinants of which forms of expression may legally...
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R v Keegstra (redirect from Evil in Clear River)
freedom of expression decision of the Supreme Court of Canada where the court upheld the Criminal Code provision prohibiting the wilful promotion of hatred...
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Freedom of religion in Canada is a constitutionally protected right, allowing believers the freedom to assemble and worship without limitation or interference...
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power, and as being in violation of the right to freedom of expression under section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court upheld...
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of the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the constitutionality of section 13(1). The majority found that the section did infringe freedom of expression under...
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the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is part of the Constitution of Canada. Section 2 of the Charter protects freedom of expression, including...
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R v Butler (category Canadian freedom of expression case law)
of Canada decision on pornography and state censorship. In this case, the Court had to balance the right to freedom of expression under section 2 of the...
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Emporium v Canada (Minister of Justice) [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120, 2000 SCC 69 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on freedom of expression and equality...
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portal Canadian values Censorship in Canada Economy of Canada Freedom of expression in Canada Freedom of religion in Canada Healthcare in Canada Human...
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(Report). Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Retrieved February 21, 2022. "Freedom of expression and media freedom". GAC. February 17, 2020. Bannerman...
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Ford v Quebec (AG) (category Canadian freedom of expression case law)
violated the freedom of expression as guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The appeal, launched by the government of Quebec, consolidated...
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are constitutionally protected. The "Canadian Charter" guarantees fundamental freedoms such as; free expression, religion, association and peaceful assembly...
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Freedom of expression in South Africa is guaranteed in section 16 of the Constitution of South Africa. This right to freedom of expression, which is regarded...
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citizenry. Intellectual freedom comprises the bedrock for freedoms of expression, speech, and the press and relates to freedoms of information and the right...
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R v Sharpe (category Canadian freedom of expression case law)
decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The court balanced the societal interest to regulate child pornography against the right to freedom of expression possessed...
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founder of Free Speech Canada, a minor Canadian advocacy organization. This group actively promoted the right to freedom of expression for Canadian citizens...
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Types Riot (category Freedom of expression in Canada)
destruction of William Lyon Mackenzie's printing press and movable type by members of the Family Compact on June 8, 1826, in York, Upper Canada (now known...
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their relation to the right to freedom of expression under section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It was held that judges have a...
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (French: Charte canadienne des droits et libertés), often simply referred to as the Charter in Canada, is...
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