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Podcast: Faytene TV
Episode: Freedom of Conscience and of Speech in Canada with MPs Kelly Block & Rachael Thomas
Description: Freedom of conscience or religion and freedom of speech are both fundamental freedoms that are protected in the Canadian Constitution. Over this past season, the battle has intensified on where exactly the line is between these individual rights and the power of government to force professionals to do certain things in order to keep their employment. The battle is also intensifying around what Canadians can see and say online. Two pieces of legislation have recently been tabled in Parliament that touch on these freedom issues. C-11, the Online Streaming Act, aims to update...