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Nova Scotia Judge Reserves Decision On Law Inspired By Rehtaeh Parsons

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Aug, 2015 12:04 PM
  • Nova Scotia Judge Reserves Decision On Law Inspired By Rehtaeh Parsons
HALIFAX — A judge reserved his decision today on a case that challenges on constitutional grounds Nova Scotia's groundbreaking anti-cyberbullying law.
 
Lawyer David Fraser is testing the Cyber-safety Act as part of a case involving client Robert Snell, who was placed under a cyber safety protection order sought by his former business partner last December.
 
Fraser says the law is too broad and is an "unreasonable and unjustified" infringement of freedom of expression rights.
 
The Crown finished its arguments after Judge Glen MacDougall ruled earlier this week that the protection order should be maintained.
 
Fraser says the law doesn't clearly spell out what is prohibited and simply gives the impression that "thou shalt not hurt anyone's feelings online."
 
The law was passed in May 2013 by the province's former NDP government in response to public outrage around the case of Rehtaeh Parsons.

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