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Posted: May 03, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 3 Under the new rules, if a person wants someone else to vote for them, they would have to obtain a form from the clerk's office — either in person or by mail — and, on voting day, bring along that form and something identifying the person who they are casting votes for to the clerk's office.(CBC News)
Impending Online Hate Speech Legislation Worries Free Speech Advocates A federal bill to combat harmful content and hate speech online is expected to be tabled soon, but free speech advocates are concerned that it may be too restrictive. Critics are also sounding the alarm on amendments to the existing Bill C-10 that seeks to regulate video content on platforms such as YouTube and Facebook. The hate speech bill soon to be tabled will create a new regulator with the power to levy fines and require transparency from social media outlets, including about their algorithms. The legislation will al...
Article content TORONTO, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As MPPs vote on the third reading of Bill 254 today, the Ontario Federation of Labour and Democracy Watch are calling on Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey to release the government lawyer’s evaluation about whether the Ford government’s Charter rights. “Ford’s Conservative government has made numerous attempts at unconstitutional changes to Ontario’s laws that the courts have rejected,” said Patty Coates, Ontario Federation of Labour President. “The public has a right to know whether the government’s own lawyers...
The study considered whether whistleblower laws protect identity, and protect against harassment, prevent gag orders and grant a 'genuine day in court.' Canada…
Benedek via Getty Images The headquarters of CIBC in downtown Toronto, with a TD Canada Trust tower and the RBC complex on the right. Canada’s major banks are making bigger profits today than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, and some consumer advocates say they should be carrying more of the cost of supporting struggling households and businesses. They are calling on Canada to follow Australia and Britain’s lead in charging “excess profit” taxes on banks, while urging lenders to cut their customers a break in a time of crisis. As of midday Friday, nearly 80,000 people had signe...