S05E11 And the winner is

In this week's Justice with John podcast, John announces the winner of the Justice Centre's annual George Jonas Freedom Award. Later, John talks about what led him to write a column on the rise in school absenteeism in Canada. We also discuss an op-ed in the Toronto Star supporting the Online Harms Act. The show ends with a bonus clip from 2008 in which we hear our 2024 George Jonas Freedom Award recipient address a controversial issue in defense of free speech.Justice Centre: George Jonas Freedom Award--The annual recognition of a Canadian advancing and preserving freedom.The National Post, Feb 29, 2024: The history of Section 13, the controversial hate speech law the Liberals just revivedRebel NewsCBC, Feb 16, 2016: Rachel Notley's NDP bans The Rebel from Alberta government news conferencesThe Hill Times, Nov 25, 2019: Rebel Media, banned by press gallery ‘for years,’ vows to continue to cover parliamentary news ‘with or without’ gallery approval, says LevantCBC, Jan 9, 2024: Rebel News personality arrested after an encounter with Chrystia FreelandNew York Times, Nov 3, 2004: Dutch Filmmaker, an Islam Critic, Is KilledThe Guardian, Sep 28, 2012: Andres Serrano's controversial Piss Christ goes on view in New YorkJohn Carpay in the Western Standard, Mar 30, 2024: No surprise — school absenteeism remains high after lockdownsCBC, Mar 27, 2024: Kids missing more school since pandemic, CBC analysis findsOttawa Citizen, Jan 1, 2022: Ottawa teachers' unions call on Ottawa Public Health to keep schools closedSupriya Dwivedi in The Toronto Star, Mar 28, 2024: Have you heard the one about Justin Trudeau attacking your free speech online? Trust me: That’s just rage farmingPeter Menzies on X, Mar 28, 2024: "the same people who approved the Online Harms Act decided it would be a cool idea have a staffer write an oped for The Star..."Ezra Levant human rights complaint videosTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.