{"id":60116,"date":"2015-08-27T19:19:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T11:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=60116"},"modified":"2025-03-06T05:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T10:08:14","slug":"challenge-over-anti-cyberbullying-law-returns-to-halifax-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/27\/challenge-over-anti-cyberbullying-law-returns-to-halifax-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge over anti-cyberbullying law returns to Halifax court"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_60117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60117\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Cyberbullying.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60117\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Cyberbullying.png\" alt=\"(Photo from Flickr\/FixersUK)\" width=\"566\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Cyberbullying.png 566w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Cyberbullying-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo from Flickr\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fixersuk\/\" target=\"_blank\">FixersUK<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>HALIFAX \u2013 A case centring on Nova Scotia\u2019s groundbreaking anti-cyberbullying law returns to a Halifax courtroom today.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer David Fraser is testing the Cyber-safety Act as part of a case involving client Robert Snell, who was placed under a cyber safety protection order sought by his former business partner last December.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy vermox online <a href=\"http:\/\/psychrecoveryinc.com\/mobile\/images\/png\/vermox.html\">http:\/\/psychrecoveryinc.com\/mobile\/images\/png\/vermox.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Fraser says the law is too broad and is an \u201cunreasonable and unjustified\u201d infringement of freedom of expression rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Crown is expected to finish its arguments after Judge Glen MacDougall ruled earlier this week that the protection order should be maintained.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy super cialis online <a href=\"http:\/\/psychrecoveryinc.com\/mobile\/images\/png\/super-cialis.html\">http:\/\/psychrecoveryinc.com\/mobile\/images\/png\/super-cialis.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Fraser says the law doesn\u2019t clearly spell out what is prohibited and simply gives the impression that \u201cthou shalt not hurt anyone&#8217;s feelings online.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zydena online <a href=\"http:\/\/psychrecoveryinc.com\/mobile\/images\/png\/zydena.html\">http:\/\/psychrecoveryinc.com\/mobile\/images\/png\/zydena.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The law was passed in May 2013 by the province\u2019s former NDP government in response to public outrage around the case of Rehtaeh Parsons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HALIFAX \u2013 A case centring on Nova Scotia\u2019s groundbreaking anti-cyberbullying law returns to a Halifax courtroom today. 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