Amanda Eskenasi: Canada Needs Strong Hate Speech Laws — Not Thought Crime Laws Like Bill C-9

Amanda Eskenasi: Canada needs strong hate speech laws — not thought crime laws like Bill C-9

The combating hate act threatens to criminalize those who speak out about anti-Israel bias or the threat of radical Islam

Say No to Bill C-9, the “Combatting Hate Act” - Easton Spectator

Maxime Bernier – That Bill C-9 will give the police the power to act if they receive a complaint. People’s Party of Canada – Say No to Bill C-9 That Bill C-9 will give the police the power to act if they receive a complaint about what Bernier said. Bernier stated that all these fake Indian students must not be here in Canada, and I’m pretty sure that these fake Indian students don’t like that. So, maybe they can go to… pic.twitter.com/o50sJyVjC…

Bill C-9 threatens free speech

Discriminatory hate is not a good thing. Neither, however, is the latest bill by the federal Liberal government against it. With good cause, civil liberties organizations and conservative commentators warn that Bill C-9 could do more to chill legitimate speech than curb actual hate. Bill C-9 creates a new offense allowing up to life imprisonment for acts motivated by hatred against identifiable groups. It also creates new crimes for intimidation…