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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by fsckboy on Friday March 10, 2023 @08:50PM (#35104237)
is there any merit to the complaint that some recent legislation in Canada has turned purview of some free speech matters over to "human rights tribunals" which, the complaint alleges, do not accord the same robust due process rights defendants have in courts?
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Re:Giving the middle finger is a ‘God-given right’, Canadian... by jkaplowitz on Friday March 10, 2023 @09:51PM (#35104639)
I don't know what particular complaint you're referring to, but I've seen decisions by Canadian human rights tribunals get challenged in courts, and none of the laws governing Canadian human rights tribunals invoke the legislative option to override to Charter free speech rights, so I think whoever filed that complaint is misunderstanding the reality of the situation.
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