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Jérémy Gabriel was diagnosed at birth with Treacher Collins syndrome, which affected his facial structure and ability to hear. But after multiple surgeries, he learned to sing and achieved local fame. In Quebec he needed no introduction; he was “Le Petit Jérémy.” In 2010, Mike Ward, a stand-up comic, took aim at Quebec’s “sacred cows,” including Le Petit Jérémy, in his routines. He said that when he found out the child wasn’t dying, he tried to kill him. The bit, while mean, especially when heard today, was popular with audiences. Why We Wrote This
The nine justices took the case under deliberation at the end of the hearing. Lawyer Julius Grey argued Monday that his client's joke about Gabriel — part of the comedian's routine between 2010 and 2013 — targeted sacred cows in society as opposed to the singer's disability. "There is no right not to be offended," Grey said. "To insult someone doesn't deprive that person of a service or of a right." A 2016 Quebec human rights tribunal ruling had ordered Ward to pay $35,000 in moral and punitive damages to Gabriel, who has Treacher Collins syndrome, a congenital disorder characterized by s...
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada heard an appeal Monday from comedian Mike Ward, who was found by a lower court to have discriminated against a disa...