Who thought we'd have a Nazi problem in 2017? Richard Warman did. Years before the current "Should I punch a Nazi" debate took off, he attacked neo-Nazis with the law. And the media hated him.
September 11, 2017
Quebec News Aggregator Shuttered Following Court Injunction
La DOSE is being sued for copyright infringement by a trio of newspapers, in a case that could set a legal precedent for how much of an article can be...
August 24, 2017
By Robert Hiltz
Halifax’s Frank Magazine Charged With Violating Publication Ban In Child-protection Case
"One person told me, 'No one has ever been stupid enough to actually breach such a ban.'"
July 23, 2017
By Ryan Van Horne
Ren Bostelaar Deserves More Than A Slap On The Wrist For Robbing Us Of Our Dignity
Our justice system has turned a blind eye; we, however, will always remember.
July 6, 2017
By Sophia Sadoughi
Canada Is About To Get A Press-Shield Law
It would protect confidential sources but also define who is and isn't a journalist.
June 20, 2017
By Evan Balgord
CANADALAND
#183 Why Your Rap Lyrics Could Land You In Prison
When it comes to rap, where does artistic licence end and confession begin? According to prosecutors in at least 30 cases from the last decade, it starts when the artist is charged with a crime and the lyrics are parsed for clues to a case or for proof of bad character.
Many of these defendants are convicted of their crimes, but should their music be a permissible tool? What is the threshold? And does the practice intentionally or unintentionally tap into the unconscious biases of jurors with the fate of young black and indigenous men in their hands?
This roundtable discussion on the inclusion of rap as criminal evidence brings together three experts: University of California, Irvine criminologist Adam Dunbar, University of Toronto sociologist Jooyoung Lee, and lawyer Hilary Dudding, whose case, R. v. Campbell, could effect future trials in Canada.
They join guest host Omar Mouallem for the episode.
May 15, 2017
Senate Unanimously Adopts Canada’s First Press-Shield Bill
It now goes to the House, where Liberals will have to decide if they're serious about journalistic freedom.
April 21, 2017
By Evan Balgord
Vice Reporter Must Turn Over Materials To RCMP, Appeal Court Rules
Vice and others had been seeking to overturn an earlier decision ordering reporter Ben Makuch to hand over messages with ISIS fighter Farah Shirdon.
March 22, 2017
By Evan Balgord
Stats Canada Co-author Admits To Sharing “Sensitive” Photos Of Women Online
But through his lawyer, Ren Bostelaar denies engaging "in the act of doxxing."
March 19, 2017
By Jonathan Goldsbie
Judge: No Special Status For Journalist Charged For Covering Protest
Court upholds Justin Brake's ordered removal from Muskrat Falls site