Free Expression

By: Centre for Constitutional Studies
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  • Summary

  • This podcast series is an intimate look at one of the most controversial topics in Canadian public discourse at the moment: free expression. The first season includes 11 episodes featuring in-depth interviews with a range of legal academics and experts. Blending academic insight with current affairs, the podcast will appeal to anyone interested in the law of free expression, and especially those wanting to make sense of contemporary politics. The series will address a number of important questions, including: Why is free expression so important for democratic societies? When can a state or community legitimately restrict expression? And why has debate about free expression become so polarized on university campuses and in society more broadly?
    2022
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Episodes
  • What Should Be Done About ‘Lawful but Awful’ Expression Online?

    What Should Be Done About ‘Lawful but Awful’ Expression Online?
    Dec 28 2022

    This bonus episode to wrap up season 1 features a conversation between Richard Moon, Carissima Mathen, and Emily Laidlaw focused on a consistent theme in the podcast: the challenges and complexities associated with online expression. Moderated by Dax, they discuss the problem of 'lawful but awful' online expression, potential law and policy responses, and how to create a (digital) public sphere that's safe and accessible. The event was hosted by the Centre for Constitutional Studies on October 17, 2022.

    Audio post-production by Mike Contos. Music by Truth and Fact by Hans Atom (copyright 2022). Special thanks to Richard Mailey and Patricia Paradis.
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    58 mins
  • Do We Have Too Much of a Good Thing?

    Do We Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
    Dec 14 2022

    In this episode, Dax speaks with Carissima Mathen, Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa. They discuss the legal and political landscape of free expression at the moment, the challenges of meaningfully regulating online expression, and the future of free expression in Canada.

    Audio post-production by Mike Contos. Music by Truth and Fact by Hans Atom (copyright 2022). Special thanks to Richard Mailey and Patricia Paradis.
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    54 mins
  • What Does Expressive Harm Look Like?

    What Does Expressive Harm Look Like?
    Nov 30 2022

    In this episode, Dax speaks with Ummni Khan, Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. They discuss the subjective nature of expressive harms, the politics and perils of academic freedom, and the potential tensions between anti-oppression and free expression, among other things.

    Audio post-production by Mike Contos. Music by Truth and Fact by Hans Atom (copyright 2022). Special thanks to Richard Mailey and Patricia Paradis.
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    46 mins
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