The Michael Geist's Podcast Series Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon (@richard__moon) on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act
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Our latest episode of 'It’s Political' is out! The #OnlineHarmsAct unpacked with Michael Geist Emily Laidlaw Mohammed Hashim Taylor Owen Peter Menzies Christine Van Geyn Lianna McDonald Richard Moon BC Civil Liberties Association's Safiyya Ahmad + Arif Virani thestar.com/podcasts/its-p… and on your podcast apps! #cdnpoli

(1/4) Join us on March 27 (12pm-1pm) for our second virtual roundtable on the Online Harms Bill. Does Bill C-63 propose criminalizing thoughts? What is the value and risk of reintroducing hate speech to the remit of a human rights tribunal?
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I missed this Globe & Mail list of Best Films of 2023 when it appeared last month - which includes Cdn. micro-budget film, 'Adult Adoption' (dir. Karen Knox, writer/actor Ellie Moon) alongside 'Oppenheimer', 'The Holdovers', 'Maestro', 'Barbie' etc.

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A new bill would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to allow people to report hateful internet posts to the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Is this the end of free expression on the internet?

Mattea Roach, Richard Moon Emily Laidlaw.
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Ok, I'll bite. Skip this hyperbolic tweet and the deeply flawed article it cites, and instead take a breath and listen to this immensely thoughtful The Backbench Pod conversation between Richard Moon, Emily Laidlaw and Mattea Roach  canadaland.com/podcast/85-the…

This first list is a reminder of why AG Ian Scott ended the QC/KC designation in Ontario many years ago. (It is worth noting that prior to his election Ian Scott was considered one of the best lawyers in the country).

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