Poilievre Reiterates Conservative Opposition to C-9 After Member of Party's Senate Caucus Helps Pass Residential School Amendment

Feds say they don't support effort to include residential school 'denialism' in anti-hate bill

A spokesman in Fraser's office said provisions to include speech about residential schools extends beyond Bill C-9's original intent.

Senate Committee Votes to Criminalize Residential School ‘Denialism’ Under Bill C-9

The Senate Human Rights Committee voted to amend the Liberal government’s anti-hate Bill C-9, proposing to make Indian residential school denialism a criminal offence. Sen. Nancy Karetak-Lindell, who introduced the amendment criminalizing the denial of the impact of residential schools, said the change is needed because of “growing anti-Indigenous racism, violence, and rhetoric surrounding the lasting harm of the Indian residential schools.” Kar…

LILLEY: Senate's mistaken attempt to criminalize residential school denialism

The Senate’s human rights committee voted for an amendment to make it a criminal offence to engage in 'residential school denialism.' More.

Anti-Christian Bill C-9 amended to criminalize 'residential school denialism'

Only one senator voted against the change to Bill C-9, according to a report. The bill has not yet been voted on by the Senate body itself.

Poilievre reiterates Conservative opposition to C-9 after member of party's Senate caucus helps pass residential school amendment

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will vote down the government's anti-hate bill even after a member of the Conservative Senate caucus helped passed an amendment to criminalize residential school denialism.

Western Standard: The real threat isn't residential school ‘denialism' — it's censorship

On June 1, the Senate Human Rights Committee passed an amendment to Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, that would make it a criminal offence to “wilfully promote hatred” by “downplaying” or “justifying” the Indian Residential School system. While the full Senate narrowly rejected the amendment on June 3, the fact that such a draconian measure […]