Taube: Why the ruling against Your Ward News hurts free speech in Canada
“We must be willing to support views that appear right to us, and tolerate views that seem wrong. This doesn’t mean we’re required to agree with different points of view, but we must always defend a person’s right to make their views heard in a non-violent manner.”
Your Ward News proprietors found guilty of promoting hate against Jews, women
An Ontario court has found James Sears, the editor-in-chief of Your Ward News, and Leroy St. Germaine, its publisher, guilty of wilfully publishing hatred directed at Jews and women.
James Sears acquitted of uttering death threat against Warren and Lisa Kinsella
An Ontario court has found James Sears, the editor-in-chief of Your Ward News, not guilty of uttering death threats against anti-racism activists Warren and Lisa Kinsella.
Hate speech trial for editor, publisher of Your Ward News begins
The trial of two men charged with using their free, unsolicited newspaper to promote hatred against Jews and women began on Nov. 28 in Toronto.
Minister upholds mail ban on Your Ward News
The federal government is making permanent an interim order preventing Canada Post from delivering Your Ward News, a quarterly publication whose content has prompted hate crimes charges.
Editor and publisher of Your Ward News appear in court
Hearings in the case between Lisa and Warren Kinsella and the principals of Your Ward News are expected to conclude today, after several days of testimony and argument.
Your Ward News is back, but group vows to fight it
An anti-racism group called Standing Together Against Mailing Prejudice (STAMP) says that it is doing everything in its power to stop the publication of Your Ward News, including taking legal action.
Your Ward News publishes new edition, continues attacks against Jews
In the current edition of the free paper, editor-in-chief James Sears doubles down on a number of anti-Semitic stereotypes.
Editor, publisher of Your Ward News charged with promoting hate
On Nov. 15, James Sears and Leroy St. Germaine turned themselves in to police.
Homes in Jewish neighbourhoods in Toronto receive Your Ward News
Your Ward News, a tabloid that’s under investigation for promoting hatred, arrived this week in mailboxes in the Bathurst and Lawrence area.