Does the Court have any authority or authority to order that offensive words be removed from a speech?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Daishowa Inc. v. Friends of the Lubicon, 1995 CanLII 7298 (ON SC):

Adams J. did “not quarrel” with the following dissenting view of Dore J. in Bering v. Share, 721 P2d 918 at p. 943 (1986): “If the court were to deprive picketers of the words which most clearly embody the moral position of those picketers, it would eviscerate completely the debate concerning abortions.” Offensiveness is often an important part of a speaker’s message. Adams J. also pointed to Fleming, The Law of Torts, 8th ed. (1992), at p. 594, where it is stated that “in no event will an injunction issue if its effect is to restrain public discussion on matters of public interest”.

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