Anti-Hate Bill Faces Hurdle After Heated Dispute over Proposal to End Religious Exemption

Raymond J. de Souza: Quebec's war on Islam an attack on the religious liberty of all

The Liberal government’s plan, at the behest of the Bloc Québécois, to remove the religious faith exemption from the Criminal Code prohibition on hate speech ran into unexpected and formidable opposition this week. A House committee meeting was abruptly cancelled on Thursday, leaving the future of the amendment, and the Liberals' hate speech bill itself, in question.

Anti-hate bill faces hurdle after heated dispute over proposal to end religious exemption

Bloc says exemption could be used as cover for promoting homophobia, racial abuse and antisemitism

Bloc says Liberals 'fear backlash' from removing religious exemptions in hate speech law

The Bloc Québécois leader is promising political consequences if the Liberals back down from accepting his party’s controversial amendment that would remove a religious exemption for hate speech from the Criminal Code.

Canadian lawmakers near deal to remove religious protections from 'hate speech' laws

Canadian legislators are on the cusp of eliminating key religious protections from the nation's hate speech statutes, potentially paving the way for prosecutions over biblical teachings on marriage, sexuality and other faith-based views. #Canada #FreeSpeech #LGBT

Canada Moves To Make Quoting Certain Bible Passages 'Hate Speech'

The minority Liberal government has struck a deal with Bloc Québécois to “eliminate long-standing Criminal Code safeguards for freedom of expression and religious freedom in exchange for the Bloc supporting Bill C-9,” according to the National Post. Currently, the law exempts hateful or antisemitic speech if it based in good faith on the interpretation of a religious text, but that immunity is set to be removed. Additionally, the Liberals are ex…