Can some harm be permissible in the context of freedom of expression?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Health Employers Assn. of British Columbia, Re, 2004 CanLII 48815 (BC LRB):
46 Clearly, some harm can be permissible in order to ensure protection of the freedom of expression (and even harm which is arguably significant): see for example R. v. Keegstra 1990 CanLII 24 (SCC), [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697 and Ross v. New Brunswick School District No. 15 (1996) 1996 CanLII 237 (SCC), 1 S.C.R. 825.
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