US EditionFraser to speak to religious communities about religious exemption for hate
The amendment removes religious exemptions from hate speech laws amid concerns over misuse to promote hate, with Justice Minister Sean Fraser citing no known acquittals using this exemption.
- On Tuesday the House of Commons justice committee added a Bloc Québécois amendment to Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, removing the religious exemption.
- The Bloc has long argued religion can mask hate like homophobia, and party leaders struck a deal to add the amendment, reportedly brokered by Justice Minister Sean Fraser's office without PMO buy-in last week.
- Bloc MP Rhéal Fortin introduced the amendment at the justice committee while Bill C-9 creates new Criminal Code offences for public hate promotion, targeting Holocaust-era symbols and listed terrorist entities.
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser said he'll meet with religious communities in the coming weeks, argued the exemption is redundant, and insisted it won’t criminalize religious texts.
- The bill must still pass third reading of the House and the Senate, and the Bloc Québécois cautioned it's too soon to declare victory as Conservative MPs seek to slow the clause-by-clause process.
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Liberals back Bloc's proposal to remove religious exemption from hate speech laws
Liberal MPs on the House justice committee backed a Bloc Québécois proposal to remove a religious exemption from Canada’s hate speech laws — after the suggestion initially appeared to halt the government's anti-hate legislation.
Justice Minister Defends Ending Religious Exemption to Hate-Speech Law as Committee Approves the Change
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says freedom of religion in Canada would not be impacted by an amendment to his hate crime bill aiming to remove the religious defence to hate speech. His comments came ahead of Liberal and Bloc Québécois MPs on the House of Commons justice committee approving the proposed changes to Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, on Dec. 9. “Canada’s commitment to freedom of religion is unwavering. Freedom of religion is a funda…
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