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2 May

Predators of press freedom

For World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Reporters Without Borders has issued its new list of the “predators of press freedom.” They are, says RSF, “men and women who […]

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29 Feb

Human rights complaints much ado about nothing

In a piece for The Gazette called “Media are getting all lathered up over nothing,” human-rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis gives three reasons why the outrage over the Mark Steyn/Maclean’s/Ezra Levant human rights […]

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28 Feb

Rein in rights commissions on speech law

In this piece for The Gazette, president of the Alberta-based Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership Janet Keeping contends that the overzealous commissions should be controlled by changing the […]

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28 Feb

CAJ calling for changes to human rights law

The Canadian Association of Journalists is calling on federal and provincial governments to amend human rights legislation to prevent attacks on freedom of speech. According to CAJ, two recent cases […]

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18 Feb

Elmasry, Islamophobia and freedom of expression

Mohamed Elmasry, national president of the Canadian Islamic Congress, has issued an odious news release regarding Maclean’s that, in my opinion, reeks of ignorance, clobbers different points of view, and […]

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15 Feb

Arab League media restrictions

The Arab League is under criticism for a new charter aimed at stopping Arab satellite channels from offending governments in the region. League members overwhelming approved regulations to allow member […]

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15 Feb

Muslim activist withdraws human rights complaint

Finally, a breath of fresh air amid the histrionics. Maybe. Syed Soharwardy, founder of the Calgary-based Islamic Supreme Council of Canada and founder of Muslims Against Terrorism, has concluded that […]

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15 Feb

Where’s that pesky free-speech line?

By Ivor Shapiro A discussion thread in Town Hall over recent days required an editorial decision that seems interesting enough to warrant a rare word of commentary from me as […]

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10 Feb

Osgoode researchers disturbed by “anti-Muslim” pattern in Maclean’s articles

<p>When a group of Osgoode Hall researchers and students reviewed 20 Maclean's articles, they found what they felt was a disturbing and sustained pattern of Islamaphobia. With titles such as 'Wake up ostriches: Islam's in an expansionary phase' and 'Wake up Europe: It may already be too late,' the articles "promoted hatred and fear of Muslims," concluded the study's five authors.</p>

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7 Feb

Law students challenge Maclean’s

Four law students at Osgoode Hall have filed human rights complaints against Maclean’s magazine because it has refused to change what they regard as a hateful and stereotypical editorial campaign […]

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