Doesn't Canada have the same problem, only centering around freedom of speech and its suppression?
In my country, Canadians used to be a stereotype for tough, independent minded people.
In my country, Canadians used to be a stereotype for tough, independent minded people.
I have worked with Canadians for a while, but the past 2-3 years they seem to be more controlling/authoritarian even in the corporate structure. I am in the US, and I am more "here is the outcome we need, achieve that how you like". I think the Canadians I worked with used to be the same way, but now they seem to be more "it needs to be done one way, everywhere, with oversight".
With a global company there are local differences in culture, laws, and priority so the "one way" seems to be a poor fit.
Those over-generalizations of yours don't match my experience in any way. I'm not sure where that perception is coming from, but I see none of that. I think you're drawing correlations from too little data here.
I have seen major changes in politics however, especially as it relates to the progressive left. Perhaps you're seeing a different shift at play.
Gun rights, speech rights, etc, all are weighed against the common good at every juncture. Hate speech has never been considered a personal right in Canada.
Not to insult anyone and much less Canadians, but I can see Ghaddafi or Khmer Rouge using this expression to justify whatever they decided to do.
Freedom of speech would serve Canada better in the long run than censorship and government control of speech
There's one where maybe a little greater weight on personal freedom was indicated.
You're right that we do have a different balance of the common good vs individual liberties as compared to the USA, but of course there are many countries that one could compare to.
Canada certainly doesn't abide by free-speech absolutism, and "hate speech" is a good example. That term used to be applied to very specific, extreme examples. Unfortunately that has been watered down in recent years, and we've seen encroachment in others ways on various freedoms. Not Australia levels, but not great.