Trudeau govt sneaks in ‘incredibly dangerous’ new bill to tackle ‘hate speech’ on last day before recess
The controversial legislation is another attempt to erode Canadians’ freedoms and rights, conservatives argue.
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(LifeSiteNews) – On the last day before Canada’s House of Commons left for summer break, the ruling Liberal Party under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau snuck in a new “hate speech” bill that one pundit cited as an “incredibly dangerous” attack on free speech.
If passed, the bill would theoretically allow a tribunal to judge anyone who has a complaint of “online” hate against them to be in violation of the new law.
Bill C-36, introduced by Justice Minister David Lametti, is titled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act and to make related amendments to another Act (hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech).” It was officially tabled in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
“Canadians expect their government to take action against hate speech and hate crimes. These legislative changes would improve the remedies available to victims of hate speech and hate crimes, and would hold individuals accountable. The actions we are taking today will help protect the vulnerable, empower those who are victimized and hold individuals to account for the hatred they spread online,” said Lametti about his bill in a press release.
Bill C-36 includes text to amend Canada’s Criminal Code and Human Rights Act to rather vaguely define “hatred” as “the emotion that involves detestation or vilification and that is stronger than dislike or disdain (haine).”
The text clarifies that “for greater certainty, the communication of a statement does not incite or promote hatred, for the purposes of this section, solely because it discredits, humiliates, hurts or offends.”
One minister who spearheaded another bill targeting online user content promised earlier that the new bill will be “controversial.”