CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Gout, Dominick Fernow, War Measures Act

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 1A03
• Professor: Christine Quail

Document Summary

Final exam is cumulative first six chapters will reappear. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms (1982): freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication. Usa first amendment (1791): freedom of speech, or of the press, peaceable assembly. Un declaration of human rights (1948): expression, right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media, this right broadly across the world, all nations. Prior restraint: laws or actions that prevent something from being published concept: that go(cid:448)"t or a(cid:374) orga(cid:374)ization can prevent something from being published before. Subsequent punishment: actions that punish expressions that have already taken place hate speech. How do you balance need to protect ppl and freedom of speech. War measures act in canada nation functions militaristically to protect nat. security. Toda(cid:455): go(cid:448)"t argues that terroris(cid:373) is (cid:449)h(cid:455) so(cid:373)e i(cid:374)fo (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e pri(cid:374)ted or (cid:449)h(cid:455) there (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e restrictions of information/expression.