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An analysis of the Carney Government's 'Combatting Hate Act'
Bill C-9 was recently introduced in Parliament, and it would establish new hate speech, hate crimes, and intimidation offences.
 • Emmett Macfarlane
U of T prof's tweet, assumed by some to refer to Charlie Kirk killing, was bad, but so is the University's reaction
[Note: a commenter has pointed to this PressProgress report suggesting that the media’s coverage of this story, including the CBC story linked below…
 • Emmett Macfarlane
Not even the notwithstanding clause can save Quebec's proposed ban on public prayer
Quebec’s “Minister for Secularism” has promised to ban public prayer.
 • Emmett Macfarlane
Studying hate speech regulation abroad
I spent the latter half of July and most of August in New Zealand and Australia, on one of those field research trips you also turn into a family…
 • Emmett Macfarlane
The Carney Honeymoon is Over
Donald Trump resumed his attacks on Canadian sovereignty this past week, withdrawing from trade talks because someone apparently told him that Canada’s…
 • Emmett Macfarlane
Opinion: It's time for a centralization movement in Canada
Canada is the most decentralized federation in the world.
 • Emmett Macfarlane
A landmark election
Quick thoughts on last night
 • Emmett Macfarlane
Defending Canadian Democracy
Defending Canadian Democracy
Informed analysis on events in Canadian politics in an era of misinformation and democratic decline.
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