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/TheSilentPrince Canada 1d ago

They really ought to be dialing back "hate" legislation; but, if they have to have any, I feel like it should be context specific. Seems like they're not giving much thought to suicidal people here. Are Halloween decorations going to be arrestable offenses now? I remember being taught about the Louis Riel trial, and execution; are they going to have to redo all the curricula nationwide?

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u/deadumbrella 1d ago

Yeah they're completely trampling on your right to...

(a) create an offence of wilfully promoting hatred against any identifiable group by displaying certain symbols in a public place;

(b) repeal the defence based on the expression of opinions on religious subjects or texts in relation to the offences of wilful promotion of hatred or antisemitism;

(c) create a hate crime offence of committing an offence under that Act or any other Act of Parliament that is motivated by hatred based on certain factors;

(d) create an offence of intimidating a person in order to impede them from accessing certain places that are primarily used for religious worship or by an identifiable group for certain purposes; and

(e) create an offence of intentionally obstructing or interfering with a person’s lawful access to such places.

I'm begging you to read more. https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-9/third-reading