hate speech
Man charged with uttering threats after comments targeting women and Winnipeg police
Police have arrested a Winnipeg man they say posted comments online that expressed contempt toward women and threatened to kill someone. Justin Peter...
Racist mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston is about to have all Calgary voters’ names, addresses
In the not-so-distant future, a man who has a history of racist, hateful, allegedly violent behaviour and is attempting to publish the private information...
Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...
Your free speech is at risk with Ottawa’s push to regulate online content, experts warn
The federal government is facing an uproar over controversial changes to a bill that would bring videos and other content posted to social...
Asian Canadians see flaws in federal anti-racism strategy
Advocates for Asian Canadians are calling for improvements to the federal government’s anti-racism strategy to confront a surge in anti-Asian racism. Avvy Go,...
Law prohibiting election misinformation struck down
A key section of Canada’s elections law designed to curb misinformation during elections has been struck down and declared unconstitutional. In a 15-page...
Anti-Chinese sign outside Ontario bar sparks calls for action
People in London, Ont., are calling for political action after seeing a sign at a downtown bar earlier this week that they say...
Montreal servers hosted TheDonald, far-right site blamed for stirring up violence at Capitol riot
One of the main pro-Trump websites used to organize the deadly riot on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month was hosted by computer...
New rules on removal of illegal online content could help in battle against child pornography
The federal heritage minister will soon introduce legislation aimed at compelling companies to do a better job of policing illegal content posted online —...
Ottawa prepares to squeeze big U.S. tech firms over loss of revenue for Canadian news outlets
Advocates for Canada’s news media sector have welcomed the federal government’s clearest pledge yet to squeeze web giants for compensation. But there’s evidence...
Nigeria news: Hate Speech Bill You have no business in federal government if you’re afraid of objections– Alaafin deals with NASS
Nigeria news: Hate Speech Bill You have no business in federal government if you’re afraid of objections– Alaafin deals with NASS The Alaafin...
Nigeria news : Hate speech Buhari govt has no plan to ‘muzzle media’ – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria news : Hate speech Buhari govt has no plan to ‘muzzle media’ – Lai Mohammed The Federal Government on Thursday assured Nigerians...
Nigeria news : NASS PDP reacts to death sentence for hate speech
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Hate Speech Prohibition Bill currently receiving the attention of the the Senate. The main opposition...
Nigeria news : Atiku blows hot as Senate introduces hate speech bill
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the hate speech bill sponsored by Senator Sabi Abdullahi as an ‘abuse of the legislative process that...
‘When they called Jonathan “incompetent”,”weak”, “gutless”, “clueless” it was not hate speech’
In reaction to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s promise to treat what he described as “hate speech” as terrorism Mr. Jackson Ude the publisher...
