As long as there have been relationships there have been breakups. Furtive whispering and nasty looks usually followed until, eventually, everyone forgot. Today the whispering and nasty looks have been swapped for cyber bullying and the posting of intimate images.  Unlike people, the internet never forgets; images and information posted online exist forever.

Bill C-13 Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act came into force on March 9, 2015. Advocates of the law say it protects some of the most vulnerable persons in society. Others say the law is an assault on our free speech rights in the only truly free place left on earth: the Internet.

• How will Bill C-13 be enforced and what free speech challenges does it face?
• Can it truly protect us from on-line cyberbullying and revenge?
• How will Bill C-13 be enforced against young people who share intimate images on social media?
• What are the legal and ethical duties of Counsel when they become aware of on-line evidence?
• Ramifications of photos surfacing - the case of Justice Lori Douglas

Join the OBA Women Lawyers Forum, Criminal Justice and Child & Youth Law Sections, as well as our panel of experts, for the answers to these, and many other questions!

MODERATOR

Jody Berkes, Chair, OBA Criminal Justice Section; Berkes Newton-Smith

PANELISTS

The Honourable Katrina L. Mulligan, Ontario Court of Justice
Mary M. Birdsell, Justice for Children and Youth
Professor Brenda Cossman, University of Toronto Law School
Alexi Wood, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP