S04E23 Lowering the Bar for Hate Speech?
Episode description
Lawyer Marty Moore outlines an important hate speech case going before the Ontario Court of Appeal on June 21. The Crown is arguing that the trial judge, who acquitted protestor Bill Whatcott, makes it too hard to convict Canadians who express their opinions about sexual behaviour they disagree with. The Justice Centre represents an intervenor who argues that criticizing sexual behaviour is not the same as advocating for genocide.
Justice Centre, May 15, 2023: Advocacy against gay sex equated to seeking eradication of gay men in hate speech case at Ontario Court of Appeal
Justice Centre Document (PDF): Whatcott v The King, Appellant's Factum
Free to Care
BBC Ethics Guide: Religions and circumcision
CanLII, Dec 18, 1950: Boucher v. The King
New York Post, Jun 13, 2023: John Hopkins University refers to lesbians as ‘non-men attracted to non-men’ in new LGBTQ glossary
Daily Mail, Jun 13, 2023: 'Non-man (formerly known as woman)': JK Rowling hits out at US university after it declared a lesbian as 'a non-man who is attracted to a non-man'
FEE, Jan 14, 2023: Hate Speech Laws: The Best Arguments for Them—and Against Them
AIER, Dec 6, 2019: The Link Between Prosperity and Freedom Is Even Stronger than You Think
Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens