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Liberals seek to add new hate-related crimes to Criminal Code in new legislation
The proposed Combatting Hate Act introduces four new offences to criminalize hate promotion using symbols linked to terrorist groups and hate movements, aiming to enhance prosecution measures.
- On September 19, 2025, Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced a bill in Ottawa proposing four new hate-related offences to be added to the Criminal Code.
- The legislation responds to a recent rise in hate incidents, including antisemitism and Islamophobia, and ongoing public and political pressures for action.
- The Combatting Hate Act would criminalize wilful promotion of hate using symbols like the swastika, SS bolts, and flags linked to designated terrorist groups, while exempting peaceful protest.
- Fraser explained that the bill contains clear language safeguarding peaceful protests from prosecution, and it also eliminates the need for provincial approval to pursue hate crime cases.
- If enacted, the bill would establish offences targeting obstruction and intimidation to safeguard religious institutions and introduce legal definitions to improve the prosecution of hate crimes.
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Minister of Justice Tables New Hate Crime Bill
Justice Minister Sean Fraser has tabled the government’s new hate crime legislation, which aims to add four new criminal offences to the Criminal Code. “It is disheartening when you read the news and see, day after day, stories about yet another victim suffering a hate crime at the hands of someone who is not simply conducting a criminal activity, but who’s motivated by their hatred towards an entire group of people,” Fraser said at a Sept. 19 p…
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Justice Minister Sean Fraser has introduced a bill to create four new hate crimes.
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