By Bruce Pardy, first published by the National Post Bill C-9 (the Combatting Hate Act) is a dangerous overreach on free speech, but it’s just the latest symptom of a much deeper, long-standing erosion of free expression in Canada, argues law professor Bruce Pardy. True free speech, he says, isn’t about “reasonable” limits or social […]
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A panel discussion held by the Free Speech Union of Canada (FSU) on November 4, 2025, with FSU directors Prof. Bruce Pardy, Lisa Bildy, and Hannah Park Roche. On the table: Bill C-9 and its potential to create a “thought police” scenario, where citizens mired in a legal minefield run the risk of severe consequences […]
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Your free speech is gone?
The Political Orphans with guest Professor Bruce Pardy: Bill C-9 and Bill C-63. Do we want the state in our heads ruling over our most profound convictions? The legislative assault on faith is part of a broader social justice agenda that seeks to dismantle traditional power structures, replacing religious belief with state authority and undermining […]
By Anna Farrow | Published by the Conservative Women’s Organization In recent years, Britain and Canada have become each other’s object lesson in how shoddy lawcraft can lead to dystopian outcomes. As the Leadbeater bill was being debated in Westminster last November, Canada was the spectre of an out-of-control euthanasia regime that haunted the room. […]
Brave New Normal with host Jason James: In a compelling and wide-ranging discussion, law professor Bruce Pardy delves into the Canadian government’s increasing tendency to manage society through a series of new bills—C-2, C-5, C-8, C-9, and C-12—legislation that reflects a broader philosophy of state control, placing power in the hands of bureaucrats, officials, and […]
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Free speech under fire
‘Not “Sorry”’ | Juno News with host Alexander Brown: A compelling discussion about the ongoing threats to free speech under Prime Minister Mark Carney. A prominent critic of legal progressivism and the managerial state, Prof. Bruce Pardy discusses the shift from legal equality to equity in Canada, where laws are increasingly designed to treat individuals […]
By Probe Media In a genuinely free country, individuals have the right to hate and express that hatred openly, a fundamental aspect of true freedom that should not be suppressed, argues law professor Bruce Pardy in his testimony on Oct. 23 to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST) in […]