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Michael Karanicolas
Last published Oct. 2025 · On our record since 2019
Where this writer stands
Public safety1 piece
Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“Perhaps most troublingly, Bill C-9 removes the requirement to obtain consent from the attorney-general to lay charges of hate propaganda, granting police and prosecutors far more leeway to exercise their personal discretion, and likely paving the way for a slew of prosecutions in the years ahead, in contrast to the restraint and judiciousness with which Canada's hate speech laws have historically been used.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: Bill C-9 puts Canadians’ Charter rights in perilOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 26, 2025
- Karanicolas: Canada’s fake news laws face a Charter challenge. That’s a good thingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 13, 2019
- Karanicolas: Canada’s fake news laws face a Charter challenge. That’s a good thingOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 13, 2019