Combating Online Hate: Legal Perspectives

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and UJA Federation of Greater Toronto are pleased to present their third annual legal conference on the topic Combating Online Hate: Legal Perspectives.

Panel sessions will include:

• What Counts As Hate Speech

• Online Hate and Extremism: The Canadian Landscape

• Real Life Experiences With Online Hate

• Platforms & Providers: What Are They Doing? What Can They Do?

• When Online Hate Turns to Real-World Action

For more information contact Cindy Osheroff at cosheroff@cija.ca

Schedule

8:15 – 8:45 - Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 – 9:00 - Welcome & Introductions

9:00 – 10:00 - What Counts as Hate Speech? Current Status of the Law in Canada

10:00 – 11:00 - Online Hate and Extremism: The Canadian Landscape                       

11:00 – 11:15 - Networking and Refreshment Break Real Life Experiences with Online Hate

11:15 – 12:30 - Real Life Experiences with Online Hate

12:30-1:30 - Lunch  

1:30 – 2:30 - Platforms and Providers: What are They Doing? What Can They Do?

2:30-2:45 - Networking and Refreshment Break

2:45 – 3:45 - When Online Hate Turns to Real-World Action

3:45 - Closing Remarks