Episode 122: B.C. man must pay teachers $750,000 (!) for statements on gender. Plus, C-9 gets worse!
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Show Notes
In Episode 122, we explain why we're horrified that the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered former school trustee Barry Neufeld to pay teachers $750,000 for his speech. Plus, we update you on a disturbing new way that Bill C-9 could infringe on freedom of expression.
Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:
- Bill C-9 to protect indigenous sacred sites including unmarked graves under new hate crime law and C9 is paused (Western Standard)
- Former B.C. school trustee ordered to pay $750K in discrimination, hate speech complaint (CTV News)
- Commissioner welcomes decision protecting LGBTQ people from hate speech (BCHRT)
- Chris Selley: Nobody wants to work in Ottawa, Ottawa unions say (National Post)
Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.
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