Canada Joins UK With Up To Life In Prison For Hate Speech

Canada Joins UK With Up To Life In Prison For Hate Speech

In Canadian criminal law, “hate crimes” are not a single stand-alone offence, but rather ordinary criminal offences (like assault, mischief, or threats) that

Canada Joins UK With Up to Life in Prison for Hate Speech

In Canadian criminal law, “hate crimes” are not a single stand-alone offence, but rather ordinary criminal offences (like assault, mischief, or threats) that are motivated by bias, prejudice, or hatred. Some are specific indictable offences in the Criminal Code: Advocating genocide – s. 318: It is an indictable offence to advocate or promote genocide against […]