2016 Ad IDEM Freedom of Expression Writing

The Ad IDEM Freedom of Expression Writing Prize/
Le prix de rédaction Ad IDEM sur la liberté d’expression
Ad IDEM/Canadian Media Lawyers Association congratulates the winner of its inaugural
writing prize for students writing on the topic of freedom of expression.
Spencer Keys, a 2016 graduate of the University of British Columbia Allard School of
Law, received the $2,500.00 prize for his paper entitled “Reconceptualizing Reputation and
Defamation for Cyber Speech: an analysis of Baglow v Smith”.
Ad IDEM/CMLA, the largest media lawyer organisation in Canada, is dedicated to the
promotion and protection of freedom of expression throughout Canada. Our objective is “to
reaffirm every day, in every court in our country, the importance of these freedoms.”
Information concerning the 2017 Ad IDEM Freedom of Expression Writing Prize is found at
http://www.adidem.org/The_Ad_IDEM_Freedom_of_Expression_Writing_Prize_2017
The deadline is May 30, 2017. All law students in Canadian law schools (LL.B/JD or LL.M
candidates who will graduate in 2017 or later) are eligible. Tous les étudiants des écoles de droit
au Canada (LL.B/JD ou LL.M). Les candidats qui doivent graduer en 2017 ou plus tard.
2016 Ad IDEM Freedom of Expression Writing Prize recipient Spencer Keys of the UBC Allard
School of Law (left) is congratulated by Ad IDEM board member David Crerar of Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP.