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Mike Ward s lawyer warns Supreme Court of chill if comedian s fine stands
Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette
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Mike Ward is seen hosting the Nasty show as part of the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal in 2015.
If comedian Mike Ward’s comments about a young singer with a disability aren’t protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it will have a “chill effect” on freedom of expression in Canada, lawyer Julius Grey told the Supreme Court on Monday.
The comedian is trying to reverse a Quebec Human Rights Tribunal decision that determined his act included discriminatory comments against Jérémy Gabriel. ....

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