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To help the animals, we must be strategic, and to be strategic we must be educated. This blog contains articles from a legal perspective on issues involving veganism, activism, and animals. These articles are for information only - no legal advice is being provided.

Trespass

Yes, BC Has Its Own Ag-Gag Law in the Pipeline – What Can You Do?

Yes, BC Has Its Own Ag-Gag Law in the Pipeline – What Can You Do?

ag-gag, Trespass
Posted on March 9, 2020

Yes, BC Has Its Own Ag-Gag Law in the Pipeline – What Can You Do? On October 28, 2019 Bill M-227 – the Trespass Amendment Act, 2019 – was introduced into the BC Legislature [1].  As discussed in Part 1 of this article, this Bill amends the BC Trespass Act and directly targets animal activists.…

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Canadian Government Introduces Its Own Ag-Gag Law – Can Canada Do This?

Canadian Government Introduces Its Own Ag-Gag Law – Can Canada Do This?

ag-gag, Bill C-205, Trespass
Posted on February 21, 2020

Photo by Luke Littlefield on Unsplash Canadian Government Introduces Its Own Ag-Gag Law – Can Canada Do This? On February 18, 2020, Canadian MP John Barlow introduced Bill C-205 into the House of Commons, where it received first reading.  This Bill is clearly a federal entry into the ag-gag world.  As discussed below, it is…

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But This Looks Like a Public Sidewalk?

But This Looks Like a Public Sidewalk?

Freedom of Expression, Public, Sidewalk, Strata, Trespass
Posted on February 17, 2020

Animal activists in Canada have a guaranteed (but not unrestricted) right to freedom of expression under section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  One of the restrictions on the right of freedom of expression is that, generally speaking, the right does not extend to private property.  The purpose of this article is…

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