Petition to Abolish Human Rights Tribunals in Canada
If you are concerned about human rights tribunals and the erosion of free expression in Canada in the wake of the recent Barry Neufeld case, please sign this petition.
Lara Yates v. Chatelech Secondary School (BC School District 46)
A mother vocally expressed disapproval of the land acknowledgment ritual ahead of a school performance. She was banished from the school and child protection was called.
Bill C-9: Send a Letter to your MP Today
There has been a short reprieve as the House Justice Committee breaks for the holidays before completing its review of Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, and concerned Canadians should use this time to flood their MPs’ offices with letters asking them to vote down the bill and protect free expression in Canada.
FSUC Submits Brief on Bill C9 “Religious Defence” Amendment
At the invitation of MP Andrew Lawton, the FSUC has prepared a supplementary brief to address the proposed amendment that would remove the defence of good faith reliance on religious texts from the crime of “wilful promotion of hatred.”
FSUC Presents: The War On Science
The Free Speech Union of Canada is pleased to present Dr. Lawrence Krauss in conversation with prominent scholars and commentators on the threats to science and open inquiry, as discussed in his collaborative book, The War on Science.
FSUC Submits Brief to House Justice Committee on Bill C-9
The Free Speech Union of Canada has done a thorough review of the pending Combatting Hate Act, otherwise known as Bill C-9. In our opinion, the Bill should be withdrawn entirely, as an unnecessary and overbroad infringement of free expression in Canada.
News Release: School Board drops order banning parent from school property for a year over Facebook post
FSUC is pleased to announce that Nanaimo Ladysmith Public School Board has dropped an exclusion order against parent Bryony Dixon, which would have kept her from attending her child’s school for the entire year, after the FSUC provided a lawyer to initiate an appeal.
FSUC sends letter of concern to the University of Winnipeg over heckler’s veto
Dr. Frances Widdowson was intimidated and assaulted on campus for attempting to host a debate on residential school graves.
What Bill C-9 means for your freedom of expression
Bill C-9 isn’t long, but it packs a punch. It will result in the over-prosecution of alleged hate-related offences and will criminalize forms of constitutionally protected speech and expression.
Dixon v. Nanaimo Ladysmith Public School Board
Bryony Dixon criticized the gender ideology at her son’s public school in a Facebook post. The school board responded by preventing her from entering the school without prior approval under the threat of calling the RCMP.