Episode 221: Inside My Canadian Heritage Committee Appearance on Freedom of Expression

December 02, 2024 00:37:11
Episode 221: Inside My Canadian Heritage Committee Appearance on Freedom of Expression
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Episode 221: Inside My Canadian Heritage Committee Appearance on Freedom of Expression

Dec 02 2024 | 00:37:11

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Show Notes

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has for the past month been conducting a study on protecting freedom of expression. The counters of the study aren’t entirely clear. In fact, after I was invited to appear, I asked for some sense of what the committee was looking to address. There wasn’t much detail, which has really left it open for witnesses to cover whatever issues they like.  I chose to focus my time on two issues: the expression implications of Canadian digital policy and the chilling effect of antisemitism. The two issues have really dominated my attention in recent months. Digital policy – including Bills C-11, C-18, C-63, and S-210 for years now and the antisemitism issues an enormous concern post October 7, 2023.   This week’s Law Bytes podcast takes the listener into the hearing room and the wide range of questions from Liberal, Conservative, and Bloc MPs my opening statement sparked.

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