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Canadian Constitution Foundation2009 Annual Law Conference Wrap-Up ReportRace, Religion, Equality and Freedom
Current Canadian Legal Controversies
October 2-4, 2009
Welcoming Remarks
Panel One: Is there a human right to be free from offence?
Debating the restrictions on free speech in human rights legislation
Speaker Papers
Coming Soon!
Panel Two: Copyright - Who's rights?
What should be the appropriate balance between the rights of creators, intermediaries and users?
Speaker Papers
Coming Soon!
Panel Three: The Legal Status of Polygamy
Should Polygamy be a Criminal Code offence?
Speaker Papers
Coming Soon!
Keynote Address
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louis LeBel
Panel Four: Racial equality, aboriginal rights,
and Section 15: examining R. v. Kapp
Should differential treatment based on race, ethnicity or ancestry be an expression of equality? Would equality be better served by treating individuals as equal before the law, regardless of the individual's race, ethnicity or ancestry?
Speaker Papers
Coming Soon!
Keynote Address
George Jonas
Panel Five: The Place of Religion in the Public Square
What role should religion and religiously-motivated people be able to play in the public square in Canada’s religiously and ethically plural society? Who should decide this, and on what basis?
Speaker Papers
Coming Soon!
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