Etiket: Freedom
The First Nations Book Fair offers a “space of freedom” for Indigenous authors
At the First Nations Book Fair, Indigenous authors enjoy greater freedom than elsewhere by being able to take part in “experimental and magical” literary evenings, says general director Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui.…
TRUE OR FALSE. Is the film “Sound of Freedom” conspiratorial?
An American box office success, the film “Sound of Freedom” is released in France on Wednesday November 15. A film surrounded by controversies which stirs up the conspiracy sphere. It’s…
Update on freedom of expression and hate speech
Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, anti-Semitic or Islamophobic speeches and acts have increased rapidly in public space. This conflict gives rise to polarization and radicalization which…
Emmanuel Macron promises “a law of freedom and respect”
Welcome Policy Emmanuel Macron The bill on the end of life must theoretically be presented in December to the Council of Ministers, after having been postponed. Published on 08/11/2023 16:25…
“Between the walls, voices”: a breath of freedom
I think of a cloth that is twisted and from which water flows in channels,” writes essayist Gabrielle Giasson-Dulude. “To think is to enter into one’s resistances, its fluids, its…
Audrée Wilhelmy leaves Grasset, in search of freedom
After several years of collaboration, Audrée Wilhelmy leaves Grasset editions. The Quebec writer made the announcement on her Facebook page Monday evening. Although the prestigious publishing house ensured the publication…
France will include the freedom to resort to abortion in the Constitution
France will include the freedom to resort to abortion in its Constitution, President Emmanuel Macron announced on social networks on Sunday. A bill to this effect will be “presented to…
“Freedom Convoy” | Defense wants emails from Ottawa police
(Ottawa) Lawyers for two organizers of the so-called “freedom convoy” resumed their arguments Friday in a legal battle over access to internal documents of the Ottawa Police Service. Published at…
Cinema: “It’s a real breath of freedom”, assures Géraldine Danon, the director of “Flo”
Welcome Culture Movie theater Published on 10/26/2023 4:27 p.m. Video duration: 8 mins Cinema: “It’s a real breath of freedom”, assures Géraldine Danon, the director of “Flo” Cinema: “It’s a…
Canadian-Algerian researcher Raouf Farrah regains his freedom
“See my family again, rest and chart a new course.” It is with these words, shared on the other end of the phone with The dutythat the Canadian researcher of…
When conflict threatens freedom of expression at university
In Quebec as in the rest of the country, unions representing thousands of professors are calling on universities to ensure respect for the freedom of expression of their employees and…
When war threatens academic freedom
In Quebec as in the rest of the country, unions representing thousands of professors are calling on universities to ensure respect for the academic freedom of their employees and students…
One count against an organizer of the suspended Freedom Convoy
The Crown on Monday morning stayed one of the charges filed against Tamara Lich, an organizer of the Freedom Convoy in winter 2022. The prosecution announced to the court on…
“Freedom Convoy” | Steeve Charland seeks $50,000 to pay his legal fees
(Ottawa) The leader of the Farfaadas, Steeve Charland, is asking for online donations to pay tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees. His trial opened at the Ottawa courthouse…
Trial of the “freedom convoy” | Chris Barber reportedly felt things were getting ‘out of control’
(Ottawa) A police officer who had been a liaison between Ottawa police and the “freedom convoy” demonstrators in the winter of 2022 testified Thursday at the trial of two organizers…
The Sakharov Prize, a European distinction for human rights, is awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Iranian movement “Women, Life, Freedom”
Welcome World Iran Protests in Iran The young woman died on September 16, 2022 at the age of 22, after her arrest by the morality police who accused her of…
Trial of the “freedom convoy” | An Ottawa man felt “threatened” during the protests
(Ottawa) Paul Jorgenson, an Ottawa resident, felt “threatened” during the “freedom convoy” protests in the winter of 2022, he said Tuesday during his testimony at the trial of two organizers.…
The librarian, from censor to guarantor of freedom of thought
The duty of August 11, 1945 announced in a front page “The end of the war expected shortly”, citing the effects of the use of atomic bombs against Hiroshima and…
“Your Attention Please” Podcast | Freedom in a flip phone
After realizing the detrimental effect his phone was having on him, 18-year-old Liam regained control of his attention thanks to a counter-current technological change. With the participation of :Annick Vincent,…
Trial of the “freedom convoy” | Woman who got injunction confronts organizers
(Ottawa) The woman who went to court seeking an injunction against the “freedom convoy” last year confronted protest organizers in criminal court Monday in one of the most intense interrogations…