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Alberta’s Hate Speech Law Under Challenge

Case considered: Boissoin and the Concerned Christian Coalition Inc. v. Lund, currently before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench PDF version: Alberta’s Hate Speech Law Under Challenge There has been much talk recently of whether hate speech laws are properly included in human rights legislation. When Alberta moved to amend its human rights legislation in […]

Offensive Publication Case Highlights the Tension Between Human Rights and Civil Liberties

Case(s) Considered: Darren Lund v. Stephen Boissoin and the Concerned Christian Coalition Inc. (November 30, 2007, Alta. H.R.P.; Lori G. Andreachuk, Q.C., Panel Chair) PDF Version: Offensive Publication Case Highlights the Tension Between Human Rights and Civil Liberties In many circumstances, human rights and civil liberties principles are complementary. However, in some cases—such as those […]