Exploring the tension between censorship and free speech

This panel focuses on issues relating to free speech, hate speech laws, and freedom of expression in and beyond university environments. It brings significant attention to the wealth and poverty of free speech, to university conduct under the rubric of expanding freedom of expression, and to matters concerning the banning of symbols, emblems, flags, uniforms, and insignia under hate speech laws. 

The panel includes: 

• Honor Brabazon (Associate Professor, Legal Studies, St. Jerome's University in the University of Waterloo) 

• Allyson Lunny (Associate Professor, Law & Society, York University) 

• Alexie Tchenyap (Professor, French; Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo)