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Ewan Christie • December 22, 2020

The Controversial Firing of an Anthem Singer for Joining an Anti-Lockdown Protest, and Avoiding Trouble at Holiday Parties in a Pandemic

The longtime anthem singer of the Vancouver Canucks was fired after taking part in a "freedom rally" to oppose government restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Did the team have grounds to fire him? What rights does the anthem singer have? And what about the PR fallout? We go through all of it - in detail.

With Christmas around the corner, we tackle the thorny issue of company holiday parties. They can be rife with potential risk in the best of times, but during a pandemic those risks are exponential. We discuss what companies should think about and how they might be able to avoid some costly problems.

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Ewan Christie is an employment lawyer and founding partner at Duntrune LLP in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Cam MacMurchy is a corporate communications executive with a multinational technology company listed in Hong Kong, and curator of the Digital Bits PR and Communications newsletter. He also contributes to Apple news website, 9to5Mac, and shares his thoughts on PR, media, travel, and technology on his website.

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