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Free speech on campus is subject to the Charter — but only in Alberta

On August 2018, Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities announced that it would “require every publicly-assisted college and university to develop and publicly post its own free speech policy by January 1, 2019 that meets a minimum standard specified by the government”. In December 2019, Alberta’s government followed suit.

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Site blocking orders come to Canada: GoldTV.biz

In an important decision released Friday, November 13, 2019, the Federal Court of Canada issued the first Canadian site blocking order against sites that predominantly facilitate copyright infringement.

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Ontario court strikes down limits on non-partisan political advocacy by charities

An Ontario court decision rendered on July 16th may completely change the rules about political advocacy by Canadian charities. The decision struck down the law limiting a charity’s non-partisan political activities. This affects every Canadian charity hoping to get public support for policies relevant to its charitable purposes and activities.

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