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Publication ban lifted, Rehtaeh Parsons can be named without prosecution

For months Rehtaeh Parsons was a name the media couldn't say, as long as a publication ban remained in effect. That ban was lifted yesterday. And today we speak with the late Nova Scotia teen's father, Glen Canning, for his thoughts about restoring Rehtaeh Parsons' name to the discussion about sex assault, shame and suicide....
For months Rehtaeh Parsons was a name the media couldn't say, as long as a publication ban remained in effect. That ban was lifted yesterday. And today we speak with the late Nova Scotia teen's father, Glen Canning, for his thoughts about restoring Rehtaeh Parsons' name to the discussion about sex assault, shame and suicide.