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In-person; the event will also be streamed online (TBC upon registration). Masks not required; respect for others鈥� safety requested听

Language: This event will be held primarily in English听

All welcome:听 Please join us, and please share the announcement widely听

Refreshments: A light lunch will be served听

About the conference听

The governance of speech remains one of the most difficult topics in public policy today. While free speech is foundational to democracy, forms of expression that mislead and deceive, that incite hatred, or foment violence and discrimination, all pose direct dangers to democracy and to human rights.听听

This half-day conference (in person and online) will explore the legal, philosophical and policy dimensions of these tensions through the Supreme Court of Canada鈥檚 latest decision on the interactions among freedom of speech, human dignity, and equality law. The Court鈥檚 2021 decision in鈥� reset the boundaries of free speech and equality law. Both areas circumscribe the protection of fundamental freedoms, the rights of minorities, and of peoples with disabilities鈥�禄 Each has important implications for the forthcoming federal regulation of online content and safety based on the development of the Court鈥檚 understanding of what constitutes 鈥渟ocial harm.鈥澨�

Humour, Hate and Harm offers a unique opportunity in an intimate setting for students, scholars and the community to discuss these pressing issues of social justice with leaders of Canada鈥檚 human rights institutions, as well as prominent constitutional and human rights litigators, and anti-racism organizations. Seating is limited to facilitate discussion and interaction.听听

The event is hosted by 平特五不中's鈥疢ax Bell School of Public Policy鈥痑nd 平特五不中鈥檚鈥�Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. We are delighted that the , Canada鈥榮 journal of ideas, is with us as the event media sponsor.听听

About the speakers (full bios available )听

• Pearl Eliadis (Associate Professor (Professional) and award-winning lawyer, educator, and author, Max Bell School of Public Policy & Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism, 平特五不中)听

• Nandini Ramanujam (Co-director and Director of programs, Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism, 平特五不中)听

• Marie-Claude Landry, Ad.E (Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission)听

• Philippe-Andr茅 Tessier (Pr茅sident, Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse)听

• St茅phanie Fournier (Conseill猫re juridique, Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse)听

• Fo Niemi (Co-founder and Executive Director, Center for Research-Action on Race Relations)听

• Pablo Gilabert (Professor, Department of Philosophy, Concordia University)听

• Julius Grey (Senior Attorney and Lawyer for Mike Ward, Grey Casgrain s.e.n.c.)听

For more information about the event:

贰尘补颈濒:听 human.rights [at] mcgill.ca听

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Thanks to all our partners for this event听

Max Bell School of Public Policy听

Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism听

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