Ontario Hit With Lawsuit Challenging ‘Ag-Gag’ Legislation

Colin Freeze; Jodi Lazare

Ontario Hit With Lawsuit Challenging ‘Ag-Gag’ Legislation

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Abstract

The Ontario government is being sued by animal-rights advocates who allege their right to free speech is impaired by a new law that threatens steep fines for people who infiltrate farms and slaughterhouses on “false pretenses.”

The claim, filed in Ontario Superior Court this week, is the first constitutional challenge of what has been branded “Ag-Gag” legislation, though battles may be brewing elsewhere as more provinces mull or pass similar laws.

Original language	Canadian English
Publication status	Published - Jan. 1 2021

Keywords

Ag-Gag Laws
Animal Rights
Farming
Canada

Disciplines

Agriculture Law
Animal Law
Law
Law and Society
Legislation

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Ontario Hit With Lawsuit Challenging ‘Ag-Gag’ Legislation

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