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Today’s Censorship Is Personal
Commentary The United States has the distinction the world over for being a home to the First Amendment, which guarantees free expression. And yet a mere seven years after its ...
February 8, 2024
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
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David Harsanyi
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August 10, 2023
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Marnie Cathcart
The Future of the First Amendment Hinges on the 303 Creative SCOTUS Case
Commentary Saying anything you like—or refraining from saying whatever you want—is one of the most fundamental rights in ...
December 9, 2022
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David Harsanyi
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August 23, 2022
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Peter Menzies: Real Intent of ‘Online Harms’ Legislation Is to Crack Down on Opinions Ottawa Considers Misinformation
Commentary Expressions of opinions that aren’t supported by facts could soon be ordered removed from social media in ...
June 15, 2022
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Peter Menzies
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Canada’s top court upheld the freedom of a Quebec comedian to make fun of a public figure who ...
November 2, 2021
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New laws in Alberta and Quebec that bar COVID-19-related protests from outside many public institutions raise concerns about ...
September 29, 2021
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Lee Harding
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September 7, 2021
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William Brooks
Canadians Must Not Be Apathetic About Bill C-10 and Free Speech Rights
Commentary Never in human history have we had such access to information, nor such an ability to create ...
May 9, 2021
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Cory Morgan
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Ottawa is proceeding with new legislation to regulate social media, but free speech advocates say attempts by the state ...
January 21, 2021
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Jason Unrau
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October 9, 2020
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Lindsay Shepherd
Supreme Court Touts Role of Free Expression in Democracy as It Sets Out Guidance
OTTAWA—The ability to express oneself helps create a healthy democracy, the Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday in setting out ...
September 10, 2020
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February 4, 2020
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Facebook’s 2.4 billion monthly active users will soon be able to appeal takedown decisions to a new “oversight ...
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