Edmonton Journal editorial on publication bans (excerpt):" . . .In the landmark 1994 Supreme Court ruling in the Dagenais case, the late Chief Justice Antonio Lamer warned that "technological advances have brought with them considerable difficulties for those who seek to enforce bans."
"Then nearly 70 years old, Lamer said the effectiveness of publication bans had already been whittled away by the reach of shortwave radio and satellite television.
"At a time when less than three per cent of Canadians had Internet access, he said the efficacy of bans had also been reduced by "the advent of information exchanges available through computer networks.
"Today, 75 per cent of Canadians have access to the Internet, and Lamer could never have foreseen the impact of sites like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. . . "
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