Ontario MPP Sarah Jama's ousting from Ontario's legislative chamber for wearing a keffiyeh, a symbol deemed “overtly political” under Queen's Park regulations, is part of a broader trend of bans, censorship, and suppression. From state-led censorship such as the U.S. threatening to ban TikTok, to universities attempting to quell dissent through encampment bans and legal maneuvers, the landscape of freedom of expression and right to protest is under siege at multiple levels.