# Episode 136: B.C. city CENSORS comedy. Plus, Bill C-9 could criminalize residential school 'denialism'

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Podcast: [Not Reserving Judgment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/not-reserving-judgment-6570186)
Published: 2026-06-03T17:19:42+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.show/2614722/episode/153937151/
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## Resource

In Episode 136, we explain why Nanaimo, British Columbia got our 2026 Municipal Muzzle Award for censoring Ben Bankas' comedy show, and we explain the status of Bill C-9, which would chill religious speech and may now also outlaw residential school 'denialism.' Stories and cases discussed in this week's episode: CCF’s Municipal Muzzle Award Calls Out Nanaimo for Cancelling Comedy (TheCCF.ca) Share Your Thoughts With Nanaimo City Council (CCF Letter Writing Campaign) Nanaimo’s Port Theatre cancels controversial comedian’s show (CHEK) Bill C-9 amended to criminalize "residential school denialism" (Juno) Criminalizing denialism is not the path to truth (Globe and Mail) CCF Petition: Tell the Senate to Fix Bill C-9 (TheCCF.ca/fixbillc9) Not Reserving Judgment is a podcast about Canadian constitutional law hosted by Josh Dehaas, Joanna Baron, and Christine Van Geyn, with help from Alexander Surgenor. The show is brought to you by the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a non-partisan legal charity dedicated to defending rights and freedoms. To support our work, visit theccf.ca/donate.

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