In this week's Justice with John podcast, John announces the winner of the Justice Centre's annual George Jonas Freedom Award. Later, John talks about what led him to write a column on the rise in school absenteeism in Canada. We also discuss an op-ed in the Toronto Star supporting the Online Harms Act. The show ends with a bonus clip from 2008 in which we hear our 2024 George Jonas Freedom Award recipient address a controversial issue in defense of free speech.

Justice Centre: George Jonas Freedom Award--The annual recognition of a Canadian advancing and preserving freedom.

The National Post, Feb 29, 2024: The history of Section 13, the controversial hate speech law the Liberals just revived

Rebel News

CBC, Feb 16, 2016: Rachel Notley's NDP bans The Rebel from Alberta government news conferences

The Hill Times, Nov 25, 2019: Rebel Media, banned by press gallery ‘for years,’ vows to continue to cover parliamentary news ‘with or without’ gallery approval, says Levant

CBC, Jan 9, 2024: Rebel News personality arrested after an encounter with Chrystia Freeland

New York Times, Nov 3, 2004: Dutch Filmmaker, an Islam Critic, Is Killed

The Guardian, Sep 28, 2012: Andres Serrano's controversial Piss Christ goes on view in New York

John Carpay in the Western Standard, Mar 30, 2024: No surprise — school absenteeism remains high after lockdowns

CBC, Mar 27, 2024: Kids missing more school since pandemic, CBC analysis finds

Ottawa Citizen, Jan 1, 2022: Ottawa teachers' unions call on Ottawa Public Health to keep schools closed

Supriya Dwivedi in The Toronto Star, Mar 28, 2024: Have you heard the one about Justin Trudeau attacking your free speech online? Trust me: That’s just rage farming

Peter Menzies on X, Mar 28, 2024: "the same people who approved the Online Harms Act decided it would be a cool idea have a staffer write an oped for The Star..."

Ezra Levant human rights complaint videos

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