When Religion is the
Source or Subject
of Hate Speech
Many recent hate speech cases in Canada and elsewhere
invoive religion either as the source of views that are
alleged to be hateful or as the subject of such views and
sometimes as both. This talk will examine some of these
controversies — focusing primarily on the regulation of
anti-Muslim speech and speech that ridicules Monday, Nov 23, 2015
religious beliefs, practices, and symbols 12:00 pm to'4:30 pm
Speaker: Richard Moon biacarte ci
Richard Moon is professor of law at the University of Pa CSerel Mes estate lla Lel ats
Windsor. He is also the author of The Constitutional Eten ens)
Protection of Freedom of Expression, Freedom of
Conscience and Religion, and editor of Law and
Religious Pluralism in Canada. He wrote an
influential report for the Canadian Human Rights
Comisssion in 2008 - "The Regulation of Hate
Speech on the Internet". He has won both the
law school and university-wide teaching
awards as well as the Mary Lou Dietz Award
for contributions to the advancement of
equity in the university and community.
Discussant: Randy Boyagoda,
President of PEN Canada; Novelist;
Professor of English at Ryerson
Moderator: James L. Turk i
Director, Centre for
Free Expression
The event is being
put on by the Centre
for Free Expression
and co-sponsored
{ by PEN Canada
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