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Beverley McLachlin on problems with the online harms bill
Published:Wednesday March 6, 2024
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This week on WONK, host Edward Greenspon talks to Beverley McLachlin.
The longest-serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and the first woman to hold the position, weighs in on the good and the bad of the federal government’s long-awaited online harms bill. She talks to host Edward Greenspon about anti-hate laws, freedom of expression and why some provisions in the new bill will likely end up before the courts. Listen now anywhere you get your podcasts.
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