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Episode 14: Why haven't we seen more arrests for hate speech in Canada?

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Episode 14

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On Episode 14 of Not Reserving Judgment, we talk about why we haven't seen more hate speech charges following the explosion of vitriol at the past month's anti-Israel rallies; we discuss whether caste-based discrimination should be banned; we tell you about the curious case of a woman who says she was fired for calling her underlings "my humans"; we talk about Ontario MPP Sarah Jama's latest outrageous statement; and we share some breaking news about a case we're working on.

Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode:

• 'Questions raised after arrest of Calgary protester on hate-motivated disturbance charge (CBC)
• One man charged after weekend protest (Calgary Police)
•  Craquelures dans le postnationalisme de Justin! (La Presse)
• François Legault accuse le prédicateur Adil Charkaoui d’inciter à la haine (La Presse)
• Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott (SCC)
• Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek statement on hate at rallies (X.com)
• Berlin criminalizes slogan 'From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free' (i24 News)
• Independent Ontario MPP Sara Jama spreading misinformation (X.com)
• Are the pro-Hamas protests in violation of Canada’s hate speech and terrorism laws? Joe Adam George for Inside Policy (Macdonald-Laurier Institute)
• Union claims City of Saskatoon employee was wrongfully fired for gender-neutral language (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix)

Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn.

The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

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