Yves Engler's arrest in Montreal has been labelled an 'attack' on free expression in Canada

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26284554

By Syma Mohammed
Published date: 20 February 2025 21:44 GMT

Alex Tyrrell, party leader of the Green Party of Quebec, who accompanied Engler to the police station on Thursday, spoke to the Middle East Eye about Engler’s arrest.

“I think it’s a shocking attack on free expression and democratic rights and criticism of Israel in Canada - a country that’s supposed to be a free, democratic society. We’re supposed to speak out about a genocide," Tyrrel told MEE.

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
      3·
      2 days ago

      A bunch on nonsense. There maroons think that getting banned from Facebook for making death threats is the same as the government imprisoning you for speaking out against genocide.

    • iopq@lemmy.world
      12·
      1 day ago

      There are still people who think the government should be in the business of fining and jailing people for things they say

      • futatorius@lemm.ee
        1·
        4 hours ago

        Oh, you mean like slander, libel, inciting riots, or specific and actionable threats?

        • iopq@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Those things are slightly different. You have the right to say “FIRE” in a crowded movie theater. You have to pay for the consequences if it’s not true.

          If we’re talking about posting opinions that offended people, that’s a whole another thing. People can get offended because you have a difference of opinion.

          I think you need to prove either damages were caused or you were endangered by someone (damages were not caused, but could easily have been)

          I don’t consider “a person said something I didn’t like” as harassment