Canada introduces a bill that some are calling draconian restrictions on free speech

and criminal consequences for violating it. A new medical procedure to help

couples with excess embryos from in vitro fertilization

deal with the moral dilemma that they feel.

And the impact on boys and men of the widespread cultural notion of toxic masculinity. These are the stories we'll address and

will answer some of your excellent question that you all keep sending in. I'm

your host Scott Ray and I'm your co-host Sean McDow and this is the Think

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Sean, this first story comes from way up north in Canada.

It's in the Atlantic this week from one of my favorite commentators, Connor Friedersdorf, who was

alarmed at the threat to free speech contained in the bill.

I read most of the bill, actually, which is good medicine for sleepless nights.

And it does, and it does have some really positive things in it.

Protections against child pornography,

stronger requirements for internet platforms to report child pornography.

But here's what alarms is alarming about the bill.

It's called the Online Harms Act, and it states that any person who advocates for or promotes genocide is

quote liable to imprisonment for life end quote it defines lesser quote hate crimes as including online speech that is quote

likely to fomat detestation or vilification on the basis of race, religion, gender

or other protected categories.

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