John Carpay: New Hate Crime Bill Criminalizes Feelings and Restricts Free Speech

John Carpay: New Hate Crime Bill Criminalizes Feelings and Restricts Free Speech

Commentary Canada’s Criminal Code should punish bad behaviour, not bad feelings. Canadians need protection from crime, not from offensive opinions that might be considered “hateful” by some but not by others. Bill C-9, the government’s new hate crime legislation now being debated in the House of Commons, is fixated on further criminalizing feelings of hatred that criminals may have had when carrying out their crimes. Defining hate is near-imposs…

Epoch Times: New Hate Crime Bill Criminalizes Feelings and Restricts Free Speech | Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms

Canada’s Criminal Code should punish bad behaviour, not bad feelings. Canadians need protection from crime, not from offensive opinions that might be considered “hateful” by some but not by others. Bill C-9, the government’s new hate crime legislation now being debated in the House of Commons, is fixated on further criminalizing feelings of hatred that […]