Holocaust Denial in CanadaRaphael Cohen-Almagor10:01:00 PM 1

Ernst Zündel

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DefinitionHolocaust denial is propaganda that seeks

to deny the reality of the Holocaust, the systematic mass murder of six million Jews and millions of others deemed ‘inferior’ by the Nazi regime.

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DefinitionHate speech is defined as a bias-motivated,

hostile, malicious speech aimed at a person or a group of people because of some of their actual or perceived innate characteristics.

It expresses discriminatory, intimidating, disapproving, antagonistic and/or prejudicial attitudes toward those characteristics which include sex, race, religion, ethnicity, colour, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.

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Aim of Hate SpeechHate speech is aimed to injure, dehumanize,

harass, intimidate, debase, degrade, and victimize the targeted groups, and to foment insensitivity and brutality against them.

Hate site is defined as a site that carries hateful message in any form of textual, visual, or audio-based rhetoric.

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Zündel’s Trials – False NewsDid Six Million Really Die?Zündel was found guilty in this first trial.On appeal, the Canadian Supreme Court

reversed the judgment, declaring on August 27, 1992, that the archaic "false news" law under which Zündel had been convicted was a violation of the country's Charter of Rights.

The “false news” law was struck down as unconstitutional

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Abusing the InternetCanadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered

that Zündel, and any other individuals who act in the name of, or in concert with him, cease the discriminatory practise of communicating telephonically or causing to be communicated telephonically by means of the facilities of a telecommunication.

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Zündel and the MediaChampion of free expression"Auschwitz was like a country club, expert

said.”staged events

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The Zundelsite“Women Dined and Danced in Auschwitz”No gas chambers ever existed"Scientific evidence of Holocaust

missing"People died in WWII, some were Germans,

some Jews

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Citron v. Zündel

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Three ethical dilemmasIs there a room to ban Holocaust denial

tracts such as Did Six Million Really Died?; How should the media cover people like

Zündel who aim to manipulate their outlets? Was the CBC right in trying to be objective

about the issue at hand and in attempting to balance between a Holocaust survivor and a Holocaust denier?

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ConclusionProfessionalism v. ratingsHolocaust mixed with Holocaust denialSearching for the middle ground is falseMedia responsibility in exposing of hate

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Thank you

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