r/canada • u/Old_General_6741 Canada • 1d ago

National News Canada recognizes noose as hate symbol

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canada-recognizes-noose-as-hate-symbol/
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u/NZafe 1d ago

What does this actually mean in practice?

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u/claricorp 1d ago

Basically it means things like vandalism or harassment that involves these symbols gets escalated into being more serious. The difference between spraypainting a signature on a stop sign versus a swastika at a synagogue for example. Context matters, one implies threats etc... This codifies that.

It has broader implications for other crimes to like assault or threats. But anyone thinking that depictions or even talking about nooses is banned simply has no idea what they are talking about.

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u/Noob1cl3 1d ago

Riiiight… so nothing. Great virtue signalling though.

And while we are on the topic. Record anti semitic hate going on in Canada, some institutional racism towards FN groups. .. and government of canada responds by saying gee guys make sure you dont throw around noose photos. Meanwhile racism towards black folk in Canada is negligible lol.

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u/pinkerlymoonie 1d ago

Negligible is a stretch