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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 11 Minutes Read January 3, 2020

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.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business / Copyright Act, Copyright infringement, Copyright Modernization Act, Freedom of expression, freedom of speech, net neutrality, site blocking, site blocking order, subscription streaming sites, Telecommunications Act

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read April 8, 2010

Slaw: Canadian Human Rights Commission’s controversial ‘anti-hate’ policy

The Canadian Human Rights Commission recently posted a policy on its website concerning how it interprets and applies section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) when it receives an inquiry or complaint. The purpose of section 13 of the Act is to balance Canadians’ rights to equality and freedom of expression with respect to hate messages, as protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The parliamentary record indicates that section 13 was initially included in the legislation to address activities of individuals and groups who used the telephone system to disseminate hate messages. In December 2001, parliament amended the CHRA by adding section 13(2), which makes it clear that Internet hate messages come under the jurisdiction of the commission. Read the whole article on Slaw.ca.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Human Rights / Canadian Human Right Act, canadian human rights law, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, CHRA, equality, freedom of speech, hate speech, human rights, section 13

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