Hate Speech

Professor Richard Moon has published an informed opinion piece in The Conversation Canada about anti-Muslim hate speech. 

In the five years since Colten Boushie’s death, there are no known cases of anyone being charged with any criminal offence over online comments about the case.

Professor Richard Moon commented on Ottawa's three-pronged response to the challenges (including online hate) that social media platforms and other online content providers pose to how media in Canada has been financed, regulated and policed in the past.

According to a National Post article, federal legislation will see a new statutory definition of hate and could also see the reincarnation of a controversial hate speech law. The new definition, part of legislation aimed at tackling online hate content, will be based on previous court decisions and how the Supreme Court has defined hate, said Arif Virani, parliamentary secretary to Justice Minister David Lametti.

Professor Richard Moon was interviewed by the National Post about an order by the City of Hamilton that a group remove an anarchist symbol from its building. 

Read the full article on the National Post website.
 

Professor Richard Moon was interviewed by CTV National News about recent incidents of neo-Nazi speech in Montreal and whether this speech might breach the Criminal Code.

Watch the full story on the CTV National News website. (Story begins at 14:30). 

Professor Richard Moon was interviewed by Global News regarding freedom of expression after Germany enforced a new law requiring companies to remove hateful and defamatory comments.

Read the full story on the Global News website.

Media reached to out to hate speech legal expert, Professor Richard Moon, regarding a possible nationalist rally in Toronto.

Professor Richard Moon speaks with City News following the death of Holocaust denier and hate promoter Ernst Zundel.

Watch the interview on the City News website.