Decision expected soon in case that challenges Alberta’s “safe spaces” law

Decision expected soon in case that challenges Alberta’s “safe spaces” law

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Alberta Court of Appeal will soon release its decision in a case challenging whether speaking events can be censored on the basis of potential “psychological harm” to an audience, infringing Charter-protected freedoms of expression (section 2(b) and peaceful assembly (section 2(c). This case stems from the University of Lethbridge’s January 30, 2023, decision to cancel a speaking …