Is this new approach to hate worth the risk to free speech?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Isaac Peltz 

Further reading: 

• Is Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap still banned from entering Canada? Were they ever? It’s unclear | CBC News 
• 10 days after Liberal says Kneecap barred from Canada, band has ‘no notice’ | Globalnews.ca
• Conservatives want to know if Liberal ‘lied’ about Kneecap entry ban – National | Globalnews.ca 
• Carney government introducing bill to protect people entering religious, cultural buildings | CBC News 
• Canada introduces legislation to combat hate crimes, intimidation, and obstruction – Government of Canada
• Ottawa’s new anti-hate bill is a mistake – The Globe and Mail
• Overstaffed, overpaid and underperforming, the CPP investment fund is in need of a sharp course correction – The Globe and Mail
• Residents fight Springfield’s ban on recording council meetings – Winnipeg Free Press    

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