One Book Lambton - Exploring Online Freedom of Expression
Wednesday, March 10
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Programs exploring topics and themes related to the One Book Lambton selected title.
Join us for an evening exploring how freedom of expression applies to our online interactions with Cara Zwibel, lawyer and director of the fundamental freedoms program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
The Internet has allowed for the democratization of expression – everyone and anyone can be a publisher online and get their message out to a broad audience. This has its benefits and its drawbacks. In this session we will discuss some of the legal issues around online expression including the law of defamation, how some technology companies are exploring new ways to regulate and moderate content and new government plans to address this issue.
This will be a 45 minute presentation + 15 minute Q&A.
Cara Zwibel is a lawyer and director of the fundamental freedoms program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Cara was called to the Ontario bar in 2005. She has a political science degree from McGill University and law degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.) and New York University (LL.M.). Her work with CCLA involves providing legal opinions and research, coordinating litigation and interventions, representing CCLA before the courts, preparing submissions to legislative bodies and assisting with public education work.