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Do not say we have free speech in Canada (noraloreto.substack.com)
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[โ€“] ram@bookwormstory.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not a view. It's written into our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and empowered by our constitution.

[โ€“] corrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

freedom of speech is not an exclusively legal term

[โ€“] ram@bookwormstory.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Both the article in the OP, and the comment you're responding to are using it in the legal sense.

[โ€“] corrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

unless i am failing to understand what is being said the article is saying otherwise.

For them, free speech is freedom for them to collect a paycheque while saying the most boring, obvious, clichรฉ, bootlicking shit they can come up with. That is free speech โ€” the right to do these things with minimal government involvement.

[โ€“] ram@bookwormstory.social -3 points 11 months ago

You're misunderstanding something then.