Richard Moon

In a Toronto Star article, Professor Richard Moon commented on a York Region Paramedic Services investigation that is underway after several controversial comments were posted to social media from what appears to be a Twitter account of an employee.

According to a Toronto Star article, a newly released document shows prosecutors in Saskatchewan weighed backlash and remorse felt by people accused of posting hateful online messages after the high-profile shooting death of a young Cree man.

As the debate rages ahead of potential government action, Professor Richard Moon was quoted in a Toronto Star article about who should decide what you can’t say on social media.

In a CNN article, Professor Richard Moon commented on America's defense of extremist speech following violence at the US Capitol.

Professor Richard Moon commented on the Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet stifling free speech when he blocks critics on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra.

Professor Moon said it is credible to claim that Blanchet infringed the charter-guaranteed right to freedom of expression of those who can no longer see or comment on his tweets.

During the first presidential debate on Tuesday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned a white nationalist group, the Proud Boys, calling on them to “stand back and stand by.”

In a Global News article, Professor Richard Moon commented on the President's mention, saying it seemed to have “legitimized and emboldened the group.” 

Professor Richard Moon has published a piece on the life of a conspiracy theory in the September issue of Literary Review of Canada: the country’s leading forum for discussion and debate about books, culture, politics, and ideas.

Harper’s Magazine recently published “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” which was signed by more than 150 prominent writers, artists, academics and journalists from a variety of countries, and representing a range of political views. The Canadian signatories included Margaret Atwood, David Frum, Malcolm Gladwell, Jeet Heer, and Michael Ignatieff.

Professor Richard Moon provided comment in a June 19 CBC Toronto article about an Oshawa store selling products that symbolize hate on their website.

According to the article, the owner of a military surplus store in Oshawa, says he didn’t know Nazi and Confederate flag items were for sale on his website. The owner continues to say that a third-party listed the products on his site without his knowledge.